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Center for the Sustainable Built Environment

SBE provides a multidisciplinary, collaborative platform to foster innovation and advance the practice of sustainability in the real estate and constr...

Tags: academic, research, faculty-led, 2009, green building, complete, institutionalized

Copy Central Document Imaging Service

Helps the University save paper, storage space, and money with a professional scanning and archiving service available through NYU Copy Central. Sta...

Tags: operations, resource savings, 2008, complete, institutionalized

Green Apple Move Out

Collects NYU residents' unused goods and donates them to local charities. Status: Complete & Institutionalized

Tags: 2007, waste, institutionalized, staff-led, complete

Igoe Renewable Generation Project

Integrating data and purchasing equipment to bolster solar energy in ITP curricula. Led by Tom Igoe, Associate Arts Professor in the Interactive Tel...

Tags: 2007, faculty-led, academic, curriculum, institutionalized

NYUnplugged

A month-long competition in residence halls to reduce electricity consumption with real-time online tracking of electricity use. Led by Adam Brock, ...

Tags: 2008, student-led, engagement, energy conservation, institutionalized

Outdoor Environmental Leadership Program

Organized backpacking and outdoor trips alongside the CSALS Alternative Breaks program to teach students leadership through the lens of service while ...

Tags: 2008, staff-led, engagement, institutionalized

Psychology and the Environment Course

This project developed a Psychology and the Environment course at NYU.  Status: Complete & Institutionalized

Tags: academic, psychology, 2009, student-led, institutionalized

Stern Centralized Recycling

Stern students piloted removing trash bins from classrooms and pairing recycling bins with trash bins wherever there were trash bins - and found a 178...

Tags: operations, 2009, waste, student-led, institutionalized, complete

Two Birds, One Stone

Two Birds, One Stone is a student run club dedicated to feeding the hungry and homeless population in New York City while reducing the amount of food ...

Tags: operations, student-led, food, waste, 2009, complete, institutionalized