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Net-Zero: Setting a Standard in Environmental Design
With exceptional energy efficiency, unparalleled photovoltaic solar and geothermal coverage, and state-of-the-art on-site power generation, the NYC Tech Campus will be a model of sustainable development. Our net-zero energy goal for the academic building, visionary for a development of this size, will command notice and galvanize creativity and innovation.
Learn more about Cornell's NYC tech Campus:
Cornell wins NYC Tech Campus bid (Cornell Cast video)
Game-changing' tech campus goes to Cornell, Technion(Chronicle Online, 12/19/11)
Cornell University in the NYC news(Cornell Press Office archives)
Climate Action Plan 2011 Update (hi-res—pdf)
Climate Action Plan 2011 Update (lo-res—pdf)
Climate Action Plan 2009 Archive (28,032 kb— pdf)
News
Staff and students in Barton Lab in Geneva, N.Y., will be rewarded for their eco-friendly ways after placing first in a yearlong energy conservation competition.
2 million pounds of CO2 -- $230K - saved in campus energy conservation contest
(Cornell Chronicle, 12/12/11)
Get Involved
Join a student organization, check out Cornell's academic programs, or look into how you can reduce your own adverse impacts on the planet.
