The Green Dandelion – Sustainability at the University of Rochester – provided to you by Facilities & Services

Stop the Drafts and Energy Waste Is a winter draft forcing you to crank up the heat and increase your electric bill? Drafts are a common occurrence around windows and doors, especially in older houses Read More ...

December Book Drive Results The results of the December book drive to help replenish our Little Free program are in. A total of 310 books were collected! Here is a breakdown of the types of Read More ...

Student’s Corner National Holidays to Add to Your Calendar Today is Martin Luther King’s birthday and as Martin Luther King Jr. Day is just around the corner, I wanted to take Read More ...

Keep up with your eco-friendly goals in 2021 The past year, nature has been pushing limits with multiple disasters, from hurricanes to California’s record-breaking wildfires. But the biggest news events in 2020 (COVID-19, politics, social justice) overshadowed these Read More ...

Design Contest and Sustainable Engagement There are many opportunities to connect with a community of like-minded University members. Even with social distancing in place and most events going virtual, there are still ways to engage Read More ...

Student’s Corner Electric Cars: 21st Century Revival In our last article, electric cars effectively died out by 1935 and it would not come back until the end of the century. Although EVs are Read More ...

About

February 24, 2014

The University of Rochester Facilities and Services Sustainability Blog, serves as a forum for discussion of and communications regarding sustainability at the University of Rochester. Run by interested staff with Read More ...

About

Authors

May 25, 2011

EMILY SU (PICTURED ABOVE) is a member of the class of 2022 studying Public Health (Health Policy), Business, and Music. She developed her love for environmentalism and sustainability through her Read More ...

Authors

Team Green

February 24, 2014

Facilities Team Green (FTG) is a group of undergraduate student staff who work to make sustainability more accessible for their peers on campus, and for everyone in the University community. Read More ...

Team Green

University Facilities and Services Mission

University Facilities and Services Mission

February 24, 2014

To create and manage a physical environment that promotes academics, student life, healthcare, research, and public service at the University of Rochester through our core values of teamwork, trust, integrity, Read More ...

Green Reps program

Green Reps program

February 6, 2018

Green Reps are a team of University of Rochester employees from many different departments who care about workplace sustainability. They act as sustainability advocates, teachers, and liaisons in their department. The Read More ...

Awards

Awards

February 12, 2018

The University of Rochester has won multiple awards pertaining to many topics of sustainability. Our Arboretum has been recognized as a Tree Campus USA since 2010 and our campus as Read More ...

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