Campus Sustainability News
News on campus sustainability initiatives, emerging programs, rankings, awards, student initiatives, green teams, and more from across the Cornell University campus.
Unplug and power down your space before winter break.
Cornell University is piloting a mobile battery system to replace diesel generators at major events and potentially provide emergency backup power across campus.
Lake Source Cooling was a bold idea that redefined campus energy use—and 25 years later, it continues to keep Cornell cool through creative, efficient design.
Cornell Campus Sustainability Office | Spring 2018
Power your home with the sun!
Hidden beneath Cornell’s campus, a vast energy system powers the university. A major upgrade is now slashing emissions and advancing Cornell’s net-zero goal.
Unplug and power down your space before winter break
Duffield's upgraded humidification, heat recovery, and airflow systems, implemented through an Energy Conservation Initiative (ECI) project is on track to achieve an 11% reduction in carbon emissions from the 2022 baseline.
Olin Hall's Heat Recovery Project significantly enhanced energy efficiency and sustainability by replacing 39 individual lab exhaust fans with a centralized heat recovery unit installed on the roof, reducing energy consumption by 8% and improving the building's overall environmental impact.
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.