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Combined Heat and Power Plant Tour
Standard power plants use just 40% of the fuel they burn to produce electricity. Cornell employs combined heat and power, or th...
Cornell University Borehole Observatory
Earth Source Heat (ESH) is Cornell's version of a deep geothermal system that would use the Earth's internal heat to warm the I...
Hydropower Plant Tour
When the hydroelectric plant located on Fall Creek was established, it provided enough energy to power all of the City of Ithac...
Lake Source Cooling Plant
Lake Source Cooling (LSC) is a central chilled water system that conserves energy and utilizes the renewable res...
Solar Farms Tour
Cornell has six solar farms and nine campus solar arrays, many of which have research and teaching facilities specifically...
Sustainable Landscapes Trail
The Sustainable Landscapes Trail highlights over a dozen sites on campus designed for maximum sustainability, ecosyst...
Open Resources
Campus Sustainability Map
The Campus Sustainability Map details over 300 points of data sharing our sustainable campus operations and facilities, from bo...
Climate Action Plan
The Climate Action Plan is Cornell's overarching plan for carbon neutrality for campus operations, the advancement of a li...
Cornell LEED & Green Buildings
Cornell provides information about the sustainability features of each of the 28 LEED certified or green, high-performance buil...
Sustainability Courses
Cornell's commitment to sustainability in its education curriculum is evidenced by the broad course list of classes with a sust...
Sustainability Research
Cornell is proud to integrate sustainability research on campus with 30% of the institution’s faculty and staff researcher...
Waste & Recycling Map
The Campus Sustainable Waste Map shows locations on campus where Cornell recycles, composts, and provides disposal fo...