Sustainability

  1. February 2, 2016

    RecycleMania waste-reduction contest returning to campus

    Employees working in various campus buildings again will compete in the 10th annual RecycleMania Battle of the Buildings Competition, Feb. 7-April 2.

  2. December 1, 2015

    Innovative gardens help manage stormwater, beautify Detroit

    A U-M pilot project shows how vacant property in Detroit can be converted to “bioretention gardens” that help manage stormwater drainage while beautifying neighborhoods.

  3. November 24, 2015

    Michigan team heading to Paris to observe COP21 climate talks

    A delegation of U-M students and faculty members will attend the 12-day COP21 global climate change meeting that begins Monday in Paris.

  4. November 20, 2015

    University takes the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge

    U-M has joined more than 200 universities and colleges in signing the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge, in advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

  5. November 19, 2015

    University managing energy consumption as campus grows

    As the Ann Arbor campus has added new but more energy-intensive buildings, Energy Management has maintained an 8 percent annual energy-consumption savings for six years.

  6. November 18, 2015

    U-M, two national labs to study energy savings in connected vehicles

    The university will share a 2.7 million federal grant with two national laboratories to study whether connected and automated vehicles could help people drive more efficiently.

  7. November 4, 2015

    Munger is first university residence hall to be LEED Gold certified

    U-M’s newest residence hall, the Munger Graduate Residences, is the first on campus to receive LEED Gold Certification for its green-building strategies and practices.

  8. October 29, 2015

    Sustainability Town Hall to review push toward campus goals

    The university will host a town hall Nov. 5 to review initiatives, projects and programs that are supportive of U-M’s sustainability goals.

  9. October 23, 2015

    University invests in major campus sustainability efforts

    U-M’s Ann Arbor campus is about to get a whole lot “greener” following significant investments toward more sustainable campus operations.

  10. October 15, 2015

    U-M Health System projects to improve energy efficiency

    A $3 million project for new occupancy sensors and a $1.3 million air handler upgrade project will improve energy efficiency at University Hospital.