2023-2024 Annual Sustainability Report is live!
Check out the progress we're making as a university on the sustainability front in our 2023-2024 Annual Report!
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Decarbonization Academy 2024 Kicks Off This Week
UVA's Decarbonization Academy began this week with a meet and greet breakfast. 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.
The Faces of Sustainability: Meet Noah, Song, and Lean
Meet members of our UVA community–students, faculty, engineers, facilities staff, and medical professionals–who are making impactful changes toward our ten bold sustainability goals. "Faces of Sustainability" aims to get to know them and inspire you with the stories of these change-makers’ efforts happening right here on Grounds, both large and small!
The Faces of Sustainability: Meet Sathish, Tabatha, Alicia, and Jordan
Everyday members of our UVA community–students, faculty, engineers, facilities staff, and medical professionals–are making impactful changes toward our ten bold sustainability goals. Through our new monthly "Faces of Sustainability" series, we aim to recognize their efforts and inspire you with the stories of these change-makers’ efforts happening right here on Grounds, both large and small!
Cooling with a Conscience: Celebrating this Year's Freezer Challenge Results
This year, UVA Green Labs programs saw a 56% increase in participation in the Freezer Challenge, with thirty nine labs participating across the University.
UVA Earns National Recognition for Achieving Ten-Year Energy Savings Goal
UVA set a goal ten years ago to save 20% on energy across its extensive building portfolio. This goal was met and surpassed by 7%! Read on to find out what it took to get there.
UVA Reaches Ten-Year Energy Savings Goal of 27%
Summary
The University of Virginia has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Better Buildings Challenge for achieving a 27% energy savings across its portfolio of over 550 buildings comprising 15.3 million square feet within a ten-year time frame.
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6 (Sustainable) Places on Grounds You Need to Visit This Fall Semester
If there's one thing UVA is known for, it's that learning can happen anytime, anywhere. This fall semester, we invite you to learn more about some of our 10 Bold Goals for sustainability and some lesser-known locations on Grounds that go along with them.
Looking Back at a Decade of Progress
This fall, UVA's Office for Sustainability turns ten so we took this opportunity to ask Andrea Trimble, the Director, about the progress and challenges she’s seen over the past decade.