July

R&DE Student Housing Exceeds Expectation on Irrigation Water Performance

In response to the California drought and rising water costs in 2015, Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) Student Housing replaced all of its irrigation equipment with more efficient models across …

MSLS Retrofits Will Save More than $250,000 Annually

Built in 1992, the Medical School Lab Surge (MSLS), or Lucas Center, is a 143,000-square-foot School of Medicine building housing clinical diagnostic scanning equipment, offices, and laboratories. Its energy bill …

Stanford Renews STARS Gold Rating, Inching Toward Platinum

Stanford submitted its third report through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) to receive its third …

Jul 16

Energy Conservation Pilot Launches in DAPER

The Office of Sustainability partnered with the Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation (DAPER) to pilot a new mobile application that empowers occupants to control the energy usage of …

Jul 16

New Sustainability Program Rewards “Cardinal Green” Actions

Over the summer, participants in the My Cardinal Green pilot program were recognized for their sustainable practices. The new program is aimed at fostering the culture of sustainability while reducing the …

Girl Scouts Can Help Parents Make Energy-saving Decisions at Home, Research Shows

Adults get most of the credit for managing the world, but children play a much bigger role in society than we often imagine. Using behavioral theory and approaches borrowed from …