Bert Bland is responsible for around-the-clock electric, heating, cooling, water, sewage, energy generation, distribution, and use-optimization of Cornell University’s 250+ buildings on the Ithaca campus.  He was interviewed by The Megawatt Hour as part of their series "Complexities in Energy Decision Making."

City dwellers may laugh at the idea of putting solar on their roofs, but there’s an alternative: community solar.

Cornell recently opened Cascadilla Community Solar Farm, the University’s sixth large-scale solar project.  The solar farms will generate 30-gigawatt hours to serve about 3,000 average local residential homes.

Cornell researchers are developing radio-frequency tags that can more comfortably and efficiently control building HVAC systems.

The new solar farm - Cornell's 6th -  will generate over 30,000 megawatts annually and double the University's annual renewable energy use.

Upson Hall is Cornell’s fifth LEED Platinum building and the 21st overall LEED certified project completed on the Ithaca campus. Calculations for Upson Hall's energy efficiency reflect a 66.62 percent energy-cost reduction – a new Cornell LEED record. 

Launched in 2018, the coalition group NY Higher Education LSRE Project brings together campuses in New York State who will solicit large-scale renewable energy projects to advance carbon reduction and green power goals. 

Take these few simple steps before you leave campus to conserve energy during the break.

Cornell Chronicle | Nancy Doolitle, September 28, 2018

The North Campus Residential Expansion, approved in 2017, unveiled a mock-up next to Appel Commons.

Learn how you can be more sustainable when it comes to your home's energy usage and your wallet.