Sustainability
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January 26, 2015
ISR addition is latest U-M project to win LEED Gold Certification
The Thompson Street addition to the Institute for Social Research has received LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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January 14, 2015
RecycleMania returns with U-M building, intercollegiate contests
The ninth annual RecycleMania Battle of the Buildings Competition at U-M will run Sunday-March 28. The university also will compete in the national RecycleMania 2015.
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January 14, 2015
Forty graduate students named Dow Sustainability Fellows
Forty master’s and professional-degree students from nine U-M schools and colleges recently were named Dow Sustainability Fellows.
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January 7, 2015
Solar car race teams students from U-M, United Arab Emirates
Members of current and past U-M solar car teams will join students from Abu Dhabi University to compete in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge Jan. 15-19.
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December 10, 2014
U-M to explore ways to deal with Great Lakes water-level changes
The Graham Sustainability Institute is launching a collaborative research initiative to help determine the best strategies for dealing with Great Lakes water-level changes.
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November 10, 2014
Students create comprehensive Detroit greenhouse gas inventory
Student researchers from U-M have compiled the first comprehensive inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in Detroit.
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November 5, 2014
Campus sustainability goals set for review by working groups
The university will convene working groups on greenhouse gas, waste reduction and campus culture as part of a review of its Campus Sustainability Goals and to generate new ideas to accelerate progress.
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October 15, 2014
Energy use decreases across many campus buildings
The university has avoided millions of dollars in energy costs for the seventh consecutive year as the result of ongoing efforts on the Ann Arbor campus.
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October 13, 2014
University celebrates sustainable food throughout October
The campus community will have the opportunity to celebrate sustainable foods and healthy eating at Michigan Harvest events throughout October.
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October 9, 2014
Campus labs cut energy, avoid $1.5 million in costs
Sustainable lab practices in all campus laboratories have resulted in an estimated 10 percent energy reduction and an avoidance of $1.5 million in energy costs for U-M.
