Welcome to Green Practices!


What is Green Practices?

In 1990 Carnegie Mellon adopted a formal recycling policy and appointed campus Recycling Liaisons to implement the policy. The liaisons adopted the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycling" theme and promoted campus wide efforts to reduce waste.

In 1998, the Green Practices Committee was established to develop a more comprehensive waste reduction and energy conservation program. The committee, which is comprised of staff, faculty and students, establish priorities, goals, and mechanisms for implementing environmental practices.

 

Environmental Campus News 

        RecycleMania 2008: Competition January 27 - April 5

  Top 10 in Green Schools: Carnegie Mellon Makes Sierra's 'Coolest' College List

  Got Trash? Think Green: Carnegie Mellon Initiative Receives Governor's Award

  A Living Roof: Solution Conserves Energy, Preserves Environment

RecycleMania 2007: Friendly Competition Encourages Waste Reduction    

Influence by Design: Creative Posters Raise Environmental Consciousness

Solar Decathlon 2007: Sustainable Solar Design

 

Green Roof Flourishing

The green roof on Hamerschlag Hall is flourishing after two years of growth. Below is a web gallery for you to see what is looked like the first year. Click on the thumbnails below to see a larger image.

To learn more about our living roof and see how it looks after two years of growth, click here.

Construction of the living roof was completed May 2005. You can see our web cam of the green roof by clicking here.

Special Issue Green Scene #17 click here.

CM TODAY  Press Release  click here.

For more information about Green Practices;

 Barbara Kviz, Environmental Coordinator  bk11@andrew.cmu.edu

 

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