Tag Sustainability
Charter Street Heating Plant keeps campus comfortable
The Charter Street Heating Plant is responsible for keeping the 65,000 people who work and study on campus in more than 300 buildings comfortable.
University Housing increasing emphasis on sustainability
A picture of Aldo Leopold graces the lobby wall in his namesake building, the newest residence hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Weekly farmers’ market launches at Union South
Area vendors will sell local and organic products during a weekly Campus Farmers’ Market on the north lawn of Union South, across Johnson Street from the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
WE Badger Volunteers focus on sustainability in the community
Fiona Baus came to the University of Wisconsin–Madison to study nursing, but her educational experience has taken her to a different kind of classroom. Becoming a member of WE Badger Volunteers, an extension of the Badger Volunteers Program focused on sustainability and environmental stewardship, lets Baus learn about sustainable agricultural techniques.
UW working to reduce move-out waste
Moving Days, Hippie Christmas, or just a giant mess - whatever you call it, the mid-August piles of discarded possessions overflowing Madison dumpsters and curbs include many that could be reused or recycled.
Nancy Nicholas Hall designated LEED Gold
Nancy Nicholas Hall, the new home of the School of Human Ecology, has received a LEED Gold designation — one of the highest levels established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute. LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
With sustainability in mind, new residence hall named for Aldo Leopold
The UW System Board of Regents today approved the naming of Aldo Leopold Residence Hall, the newest UW–Madison University Housing building, which will become home to 172 students starting in late August.
New project will adapt dairying to climate change
Agricultural scientists from across the nation are embarking on a new five-year, $10 million, USDA-funded effort to identify dairy production practices that minimize the emission of greenhouse gasses (GHG) and will be more resilient to the effects of a changing climate.
UW-led project will help growers and processors show sustainable production
UW-Madison researchers are leading a new $2.1 million, USDA-funded project designed to help vegetable producers and processors get rewarded in the marketplace for producing their products in a sustainable manner.