Ongoing Activities

The University is engaged in a range of different projects, each of which is designed to reduce adverse impacts on the environment. 

• Building Design & Construction (Yale Office of Sustainability)
  • The School of Forestry & Environmental Studies’ new building
  • Future Environmental Sciences Building (Facilities Department)
• Food - Yale Sustainable Food Project
• Energy
  • Energy Task Force (Yale Office of Sustainability)
  • Energy Conservation at Yale University
  • Yale Climate Initiative
  • Fuel Cell Energy at Yale
    • Connecticut Clean Energy Fund
• Marketing and Communication Committee (Yale Office of Sustainability)
• Purchasing - Yale Green Purchasing
• Recycling - Yale Recycling (Yale Office of Facilities)
• Transportation Policy Committee (Yale Office of Sustainability)
  • Ecofriend Bus at Yale
  • Yale’s car pool program
  • NuRide Challenge
• Waste Management - Integrated Waste & Discard Management (Yale Office of Sustainability)
• Advisory Committee on Environmental Management (ACEM)
• Outreach:
  • Education Programs at the Yale Peabody Museum
  • Yale Peabody on the Road
  • Urban Resources Initiative (Hixon Center)