CUNY Conserves Effort Saves Millions
One year after CUNY's 13 Senior colleges were given direct control of their energy budgets, and any savings that resulted from conservation efforts, CUNY has exceeded all expectations. The CUNY-wide energy savings amounted to 8.7 million dollars [...]
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ACE Awards Community Colleges 5 Million for Energy Efficiency Projects
Early this summer NYC DCAS announced the Accelerated Conservation and Efficiency (ACE) Program to fund identified and implementable capital projects that [....]
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No Sweat for CUNY Colleges during Peak Load Days
Soaring temperatures in July saw CUNY's colleges respond to a record eight peak load day events this summer. In the energy business, "load" is the amount of energy a building is using at any given time [....]
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Sustainable CUNY Awards CleanTech Scholars
The CUNY SustainableWorks Cleantech Scholars Program has been designed to give CUNY students majoring in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) disciplines the opportunity for a "Real World" supplement to their education. [....]
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EPA Rates CUNY Among Top Universities in the Country for use of Green Power
Using green power helps reduce the environmental impacts of electricity use and supports the development of new renewable generation capacity nationwide. The Environmental Protection Agencies 'Green Power Partnership' works with [....]
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Queens College Rain Garden
In May, Queens College secured $580,000 from New York City's Department of Environmental Protection for the construction of a further rain garden on campus, through the DEP's Green Infrastructure Grant program. [....]
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Already 'Cool' Hunter College, Gets Cool Roofs
Hunter College is a partner with the Mayor's Office as part of NYC's Cool Roofs initiative. This project helps mitigate the "heat island effect" in New York City and decreases unwanted heat load inside [....]
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'1 Degree, 1 World, Make a Difference' Wins Sustainable CUNY Video Contest
Dave Schwittek, a College Laboratory Technician in the Art Department at Lehman College, is the winner of the Sustainable CUNY Video Contest. The contest was designed to raise awareness around simple behavioral changes that can have a tremendous impact on energy usage and energy savings. [....]
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