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December 2nd, 2009
The WPI Environmental Studies Program Film Series will present the film Manufactured Landscapes in Fuller/Perreault Hall from 7-9pm. Read more about it!
News
October 2009
EDUCAUSE Quarterly recently published an article on the role WPI's IT Division plays in making our campus more sustainable. It highlights the university as innovative and spotlights thoughtful leaders in higher-ed sustainability initiatives. The article was written by WPI's Jon Bartelson from our IT Division and it can be found here.
October 2009
WPI scores a B+ on the Sustainability Endowment Institute's Green Report Card! WPI's performance this year has improved substantially over the past two years. In 2008, WPI scored a D-, and in 2009, WPI scored a C-. "It is gratifying to see WPI's many accomplishments in sustainability - both for our campus and in our education and research activities - recognized. These simplified ratings and rankings can never tell the whole story, but given our very real accomplishments in this area, it is obviously desirable that they receive this positive public visibility. While our sustainability accomplishments have grown over that time, I believe that other major reasons for the dramatic rise in rankings relate to both the Endowment Institute's greater care in collecting data, and to our attention to effectively presenting the broad range of WPI's accomplishments." says Provost John Orr. Check our the report card at greenreportcard.org. WPI was also mentioned in an article on the topic for the New York Times.
September 2009
Mass. Clean Energy Center has awarded a U$150,000 grant to IESIS - the Institute for Energy Innovation and Sustainability in Worcester. The goal of the IEIS is economic development and job growth in clean and alternative energy, energy conservation, and sustainability sectors. This grant will help support the start-up phase of the newly formed institute's operations. Read More...
September 2009
Recently, WPI hosted the lecture Sustaining our World: Energy for the Future, given by WPI alum and currently Sr. Vice President at ExxonMobil, Mike Dolan. Mike's book, "The Outlook for Energy, A View to 2030" is meant for general audiences and it is a rare opportunity to get a real "view from the top" about the world's energy situation. The book will be on reserve in the library for the next few weeks. Make sure to check it out!
August 2009
Visit Professor Hart's Summer of 2009 Sustainability Blog
WPI's Professor Fred Hart spent the summer of 2009 visiting engineering offices and sites that are related to sustainability. He planned to visit over 15 states and Canada, travelling from MA -to- CA -to- Seattle -to- Alberta -to- NY -to- MA. Click to visit his blog.
July 2009
WPI's East Hall Awarded Gold LEED Certification
East Hall has been awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a national organization that certifies buildings that are green and sustainable, and protect the environment. East Hall, which features the city of Worcester's first "living green" roof, is WPI's second building to achieve LEED certification. Read more...
July 2009
WPI Proves to be one of Academia's Biggest Sustainability 'STARS'
WPI scored significantly higher than the 36 other universities participating in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System) Pilot Survey, for its academic, philosophical, and capital investments in becoming a "green" campus. Read more...
June 2009
Carpooling
Carpooling is coming to WPI! Watch for upcoming details for a launch in late August!
March 2009
East Hall wins Green Building of America award!
WPI's East Hall has been selected as a Green Building of America Award-winning project from more than 2,500 nominated projects. Green Building of America winners are projects in which teams work together to design and build important, innovative, and unique sustainable facilities. Information on our brand new hall will be featured in the Green Success Story edition of the Real Estate & Construction Review—Northeast special.
November 2008
Sustainability Projects
With the number of sustainability projects on the increase for which students require information from the Department of Facilities, our Facilities Systems Manager/Sustainability Coordinator, Liz Tomaszewski, requests that inquiries are routed through her office and she will work to assist in your research. She can be contacted at x5454 or at ltomasz@wpi.edu.
Sept 2008
Solar Panels at WPI
Three solar powered walkway lights were installed at WPI's Alumni Field in early September. The lights contain a solar panel which charges a battery located in its base in order to operate LED lighting at night. "There was a concern about student safety in some of the pathways leading to the Alumni Field from Harrington Auditorium. It was less expensive to purchase and install the solar power lights than installing our campus standard lights and having to run electrical power in those locations. The solar lights are similar in appearance to our standard polls, as they have the same fixture," said Fred DiMauro, assistant VP for WPI Facilities.
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