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Project to improve accessibility, sustainability of Main Quadrangles
A renovation of the center of the Main Quadrangles of The University of Chicago will provide new pedestrian walkways, add native plantings and improve drainage.
U.S. Green Buildings Council membership benefits available for UChicago employees
The University of Chicago is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, the leader in transforming buildings for a more sustainable and resilient future. Learn about their mission and membership benefits.
UChicago to host Earth Month events in April
Celebrate Earth Month at UChicago with a broad slate of events, including a Student Research Symposium on April 18 and a Farmers’ Market on the Main Quad on April 27.
The University of Chicago earns 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year–Sustained Excellence–Energy Management
The University of Chicago has been named a 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year–Sustained Excellence–Energy Management recognizing energy conservation measures and success with campus sustainability efforts.
Champion of creative reuse gives important University furnishings new life
University of Chicago sustainability champion and creative reuse expert Mary Pat McCullough shares advice on making campus renovations more sustainable and details her team’s sustainably-minded renovation of the new Molecular Engineering Modular Office space that will house 170 members of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering.
University of Chicago Awarded 2022 Peoples Gas® Therm-Savings Triumph Award
Peoples Gas® honored UChicago with an award in recognition of proactive efforts to increase efficiencies on campus, including custom measures that recapture heat, save steam, and save natural gas.
New major allows undergrads to study the environment in, out of classroom
A new major launched by the Committee on Environment, Geography, and Urbanization (CEGU) merges two long-standing academic programs—the Environmental and Urban Studies (ENST) major and the recently integrated Geography major. The program offers many experiential learning opportunities, including Calumet Quarter at nearby Indiana Dunes National Park.
UChicago students learn and find inspiration at COP28 conference
A delegation of UChicago students attended COP28, held Nov. 30–Dec. 12 in Dubai, to learn about the global effort to combat climate change.
First e-vehicles join University of Chicago Facilities Services fleet
The addition of four electric E-Transit vans begins the transition of Facilities Services’ gasoline powered fleet vehicles to electric or hybrid electric.
University of Chicago campus reuse event recirculates nearly 33,000 pounds of furniture and equipment
In a successful campus reuse event, UChicago Rheaply users diverted over 32,900 lbs. of items from being disposed of in a landfill.