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- Powerful Savings for CUNY Campuses                         - Diverting Storm-Water  

       

- Sustainability Fund Established                                   - Trends from the CUNY EO4

 
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historicchangePowerful Savings for CUNY Campuses

Sustainable CUNY Conserves is a University wide effort to reduce energy consumption, spend less money on utilities and use the savings to support other campus efforts. Article

fundFund Established to Support Campus Energy Projects

Sustainable CUNY has created a $1-million fund, the Sustainability Investment Fund, to support projects on CUNY campuses which produce energy savings and other sustainability benefits. Savings produced by efficiency measures will be used to pay back the fund to ensure support for future projects. Over 28 separate college submissions for the first round of funding have been received, featuring a range of projects including lighting, controls and equipment upgrades. Winning submissions will be announced in January. 
QueensgardenRain Gardens at Queens College to Divert Storm-Water
Queens Rain Garden
Queens College celebrated the opening of three separate rain gardens at their campus in October, which will help divert almost 1 million gallons of storm-water annually out of the sewage system, helping in turn to preserve water quality in nearby Flushing Creek. Article
eo4trendsSustainability Trends From the CUNY EO4 Report
CUNY's annual New York State Executive Order # 4 (E04) Report summarizes CUNY's progress toward becoming a more sustainable institution. Highlights in the CUNY report includes an increase in annual recycling rate of 53%, with almost 19,000 tons of materials recycled since 2008 - avoiding emissions equivalent to over 112,000 barrels of oil. Article & Case Study   

The Sustainable CUNY Now Bulletin highlights  efforts to conserve energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2017, adopt sustainable practices and minimize CUNY's impact on the environment. Intended to inform a CUNY audience, the bulletin is distributed to CUNY staff and faculty.

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