Links and Contacts
Of Interest at Carnegie Mellon
Environmental Research and Education information here.
Pittsburgh Synergy Center The summer of 2006 the solar house used for the 2005 Solar Decathlon was reassembled on campus and is being used as a meeting space. The house not only generates all of its own power to operate but exports power back to the grid! Learn more...
Live Synergy Center kiosk data See live data here...
Green Design Institute The Green Design Institute is a major interdisciplinary research effort to make an impact on environmental quality through green design. Learn more...
Green Design Institute Life Cycle Assessment eiolca
The Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics, The
Intelligent Workplace
The Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics, in the School
of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University, conducts research,
demonstrations, and teaching in relation to the performance of advanced
building systems and technologies.
Learn more...
School of Architecture Visit the Site!
Studio for Creative Inquiry The STUDIO is a center for experimental and interdisciplinary arts in the College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University. Learn more...
SURG
The Undergraduate Research Initiative supports student research in
every field of study, and this research is celebrated each year at
Meeting of the Minds. Learn
more...
Environmental Health and Safety
The department on campus that deals with Chemical, Radiation, Fire
and Office Safety. Learn
more...
Facilities Management Services
This department takes care of maintenance, construction, and renovation
of university facilities and grounds.
Visit the Site!
Housing and Dining Services at Carnegie Mellon
Environmental Art
Of Interest Outside of Carnegie Mellon
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) AASHE aims to advance the efforts of the entire campus sustainability community by uniting diverse initiatives and connecting practitioners to resources and professional development opportunities. Learn more...
Harvard Green Campus Initiative Working to engage the Harvard community in becoming a learning organization and living laboratory dedicated to the pursuit of campus environmental sustainability. Learn more...
Southwest Pennsylvania Household Hazardous Waste Task Force Find out where you can take your HHW. Visit the Site!
Citizens Network for Sustainable Development The Citizens Network for Sustainable Development (CitNet) is an independent, non-profit network bringing together US based organizations, communities, and individuals working on sustainability issues across the US. Learn more...
US Green Building Council
The nation's foremost coalition of leaders from across the building
industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible,
profitable and healthy places to live and work. Learn
More!
Pittsburgh Green Building Alliance A non-profit organization that integrates environmentally responsible-and high performance design, construction, and operating practices into the Greater Pittsburgh market. Learn more...
The Official 2007 Solar Decathlon Site
This event brings teams from 20 colleges and universities around the
globe to compete to design, build, and demonstrate the advantages
of a solar lifestyle. Learn
more...
SALVO Arts A diverse group of creative individuals working to foster a community of salvaged-based artists in Pittsburgh. Learn more...
The Rachel Carson Homestead Association was formed in 1975 to preserve and restore this National Register historic site and to offer education programs which advance Rachel Carson's environmental ethic. Visit and experience first-hand the surroundings that made Rachel Carson a fierce and poetic defender of the natural world. Learn more...
ARTEMIS An environmental building
materials store that displays and sells high-quality,
environmentally responsible, "green" building products. Learn
more...
Society for College and University Planning
The Society's organizing principle is that planning is essential to
improving and maintaining the fitness, vitality, and quality of higher
education. Learn more...
Three Rivers University for the Environment
An academic partnership among four renowned institutions for higher
learning in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region to advance environmental
education, research, and technological development, thus providing
global solutions for the environment.
Learn more...
Pennsylvania Department for Environmental Protection
Learn how you can protect the environment and keep up on the latest
environmental news. Learn
more...
PA Governor's Green Government Council
Their mission is to help state agencies lead the Commonwealth towards
a goal of zero emissions to air, land and water...
Learn
more...
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Visit the Site!
Environmental Protection Agency
The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human
health and the environment. Learn
more...
Pennsylvania Consortium For Interdisciplinary Environmental
Policy (PCIEP)
A consortium of universities and colleges in Pennsylvania devoted
to improving environmental policy and understanding... Learn
more...
King County Seattle Washington
An environmental resource for local governments. Learn
more...
National Recycling Coalition
The National Recycling Coalition, Inc. (NRC) is a nonprofit organization
representing all the diverse interests committed to the common goal
of maximizing recycling to achieve the benefits of resource conservation,
solid waste reduction, environmental protection, energy conservation
and social and economic development. Learn
more...
Campus Ecology Program
For more than a decade, NWF's Campus Ecology program has been helping
transform the nation's college campuses into living models of an ecologically
sustainable society, and training a new generation of environmental
leaders. Learn
more...
UB Green The State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY) Visit the Site!
Second Nature Helping Campuses Move from Good Intentions to Strategic Action Visit the Site!
Natural Capitalism Solutions This organization is based on the principles presented in the acclaimed book Natural Capitalism-Creating the Next Industrial Revolution, co-authored by the organization's leader Hunter Lovins. Learn more...
Rocky Mountain Institute
An entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient
and restorative use of natural, human and other capital to make the
world more secure, just, prosperous, and life sustaining. Learn
more...
University of Oregon Recycling Program
A comprehensive environmental resource's site. Learn
more...
EARTH 911
Listing of all recyclable materials and sites in the Pittsburgh Area,
along with environmentally-friendly living information. Put in a
different zip code to find recycling opportunities in your area.
OurEarth.org is a website that makes it easier for people to find environmental information.
