In this blog, seven students affiliated with UVA Facilities Management reflect on their summer internships, exploring what their roles entailed and their favorite parts of the experience.

Happy soon-to-be fall semester, Hoos! UVA has a variety of sustainable initiatives and projects going on around Grounds, from sustainable engineering to composting. UVA Sustainability is so excited to have students back and get another semester full of programming and events started!

As move-in day approaches, we know you’re thinking about what to pack. Read on for five ways to make your move-in low impact, so that your first year can be the best it can be!

July marked the warmest month on record for the U.S., putting a strain on energy budgets for homeowners and renters alike. UVA Office for Sustainability’s team of energy engineers shares tips for lowering energy bills. From installing new lightbulbs or investing in attic insulation, efficiency measures for your household could save anywhere from 5-30% on energy! 

Get to know people in our UVA community–students, engineers, professors, researchers, and medical professionals–who are making impactful changes, both big and small, toward our ten bold sustainability goals. Meet Shelly, Steven, and Isabella.

Water conservation is included in the 2030 UVA Sustainability Plan goals, and research labs play a crucial role. Read on to learn about opportunities to reduce your lab’s water usage from Sydney, Office for Sustainability Green Labs Specialist. 

The Office of Sustainability and Facilities Management (FM) are collecting FM uniforms to be recycled into new clothing, dog bedding or attic insulation. 

Partners around Grounds rallied behind an effort to upgrade one of the University’s most energy-intensive buildings, reducing the building’s annual energy costs by 30%. 

 UVA’s award-winning Decarbonization Academy began its fifth summer last week. Over the course of the 8-week program, students will work with faculty and staff on various sustainability projects to advance UVA's sustainability goals. 

Exploring UVA’s natural spaces through sound, sight, and movement reveals how slowing down can deepen our connection to place and inspire environmental care.

The Practice Greenhealth 2026 Circle of Excellence Award in Green Building recognizes the UVA Health University Medical Center as a top ten highest performing healthcare facility in the sustainability category among thousands of hospitals in the United States. 

Get to know people in our UVA community–students, engineers, professors, researchers, and medical professionals–who are making impactful changes, both big and small, toward our ten bold sustainability goals. Meet Lois!