“We are partnering with NYSERDA to support Cornell efforts to reduce building energy consumption and reduce campus carbon emissions...” 

The City of Ithaca’s Common Council passed the Ithaca Green New Deal in the summer of 2019, with broad-reaching ambitions to make Ithaca leader in creating a climate-ready community through a just approach to sustainable development.   What are the opportunities and implications for Cornell?

Checklist for quickly ramping down research activities during COVID-19 reduced research schedule.

“We no longer have to strip and wax floors at 3 a.m. to keep people away from odor. We can do our work at any time of day,” said Chris Mott, a purchasing agent in Facilities and Campus Services.

Cornell’s Mui Ho Fine Arts Library in Rand Hall earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification in late January.

Rooftop solar arrays on Cornell’s North Campus Residential Expansion will generate around 35% of the buildings’ power.

The university’s sixth large-scale solar project is online.

As the university prepares to shutdown for winter break, Vice President of Facilities & Campus Services Rick Burgess reminds faculty, students and staff of ways they can help conserve energy over break. 

The Cornell Energy Conservation Initiative completed a multi-phase comprehensive lighting upgrade earlier this year which replaced lighting in indoor and outdoor spaces with energy-efficient LED bulbs and has saved the campus over 18,000 tons of carbon and $2.9 million to date.  

"...the team came up with a vision for chambers that would have a streamlined mechanical design and a much smaller carbon footprint..."