OSU Sustainability News

Building and Business Expo at 4H Center
The Columbus Green Building Forum is hosting the Green Building Expo and Green Business Conference, May 19th at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center at OSU. For more information see the website at http://www.cgbf.org/

 

Ohio State strives to become a benchmark for green building
The Ohio State University is leading the way in sustainability in higher education by creating a Green Build Policy that will set the bar for green design and construction. The principles and practices governing campus building now includes conserving resources and incorporating green design principles, while balancing initial and long-term operating costs. Read more >

 

Students Compete to Advance Solar Living
The OSU Solar Decathlon Team is part of The Ohio State University Sustainability Team. OSU students and faculty will be one of 20 teams competing to build solar-powered, grid-tied high performance homes in the 2009 Solar Decathlon. The international competition is sponsored by the US Dept. of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. This is OSU's first entrance into the Solar Decathlon and the Team is very excited to have the opportunity to compete. For more information, check out the team's website at http://solardecathlon.osu.edu/.

 

OSU Adopts New Recycled Paper Policy
Copy paper required to be at least 30 percent recycled content, and all OSU work units will be required to purchase paper through the OSU Stores. See the full news story here.

 

72 Tons of Recycled Trash from the Shoe

Facilities and Operations has a program aimed at capturing recyclable trash from home football games.

OSU Maximizes Green Power Purchasing

In 2008, OSU's purchase of electricty will incude 3.3 million kWh of green power - the maximum permitted.