Campus Sustainability News
News on campus sustainability initiatives, emerging programs, rankings, awards, student initiatives, green teams, and more from across the Cornell University campus.
![Biotech Building](/sites/default/files/styles/circle_250x250_/public/2024-03/biotech.jpg?h=5463d0de&itok=DoBnVnbW)
Campus engineers confirm that the Biotechnology Building, after multiple efficiency upgrades since 2004, including retrofitting four rooftop exhaust stacks for heat recovery, now saves nearly $670,000 annually in energy costs compared to 2004.
![Students unplugging an appliance](/sites/default/files/styles/circle_250x250_/public/2020-12/winter_shutdown_2018_-_twitter.png?h=d28b8abe&itok=lhYU69TT)
Unplug and power down your space before winter break
![Aerial view Cornell includes Wilson Lab and Cayuga Lake](/sites/default/files/styles/circle_250x250_/public/2023-11/wislon_lab_lake_source_cooling.jpg?h=8d5b2a9a&itok=Osrzgqu-)
Lake Source Cooling (LSC) will annually save the university 4 million gallons of water usage and $50,000 in electricity costs...
![Meet Our Solar Mowers. Sheep provide the mowing at all Cornell solar farms - eliminating fossil fuels and benefitting pollinators and local farmers. This model has expanded across NY State. Meet Our Solar Mowers. Sheep provide the mowing at all Cornell solar farms - eliminating fossil fuels and benefitting pollinators and local farmers. This model has expanded across NY State.](/sites/default/files/styles/circle_250x250_/public/asga_solar_sheep_generic.jpg?h=468ef699&itok=fe07IEsC)
Solar project plans hold the potential for Cornell to complete it's 100% renewable electricity goal
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Whether spring has sprung or the hot weather is already here, the fair weather is a great time to get your home in top shape to save you money.
![Cornell Child Care Center](/sites/default/files/styles/circle_250x250_/public/2024-05/cornell_child_care_center_.jpg?h=e4a9c700&itok=YWlUQ1ri)
New heating and cooling structure will be the Ithaca campus’s first full-scale ground-source heat pump installation
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![Solar panels on Day Hall](/sites/default/files/styles/circle_250x250_/public/2023-04/dayhall-solarpanel.jpg?h=5463d0de&itok=jO-ilixb)
Three more North Campus residential buildings turned on their rooftop solar panels over winter break and now help the campus generate more electricity using renewables.
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Get inspired by the depth and breadth of projects advancing sustainability!
![Solar panels on Cornell's North Campus residence halls](/sites/default/files/styles/circle_250x250_/public/2022-12/solar_1.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=ui3qxqUY)
Solar now supplies 35% of the new North Campus residence hall complex's annual electricity needs.