Strides in Water Efficiency and Conservation

Stanford has an extensive history of effective water conservation efforts and in the face of ongoing drought has expanded its sustainable water practices by managing available resources to meet its …

Feb 16

Campus Partners Lead by Example with Cardinal Green Event Program

Stanford University hosts thousands of events across campus each year. To support the sustainability of these events and recognize the sustainability leadership of campus event planners, the Office of Sustainability …

Mar 16

Stanford Senior Receives Regional Award for Campus Water Conservation Efforts

Students for a Sustainable Stanford (SSS) 2016 co-president Andrew Jacobs received the Silicon Valley Water Conservation Award for the water conservation leadership he exhibited during his four years at Stanford. …

Apr 16

Office of Sustainability Teams Up with Stanford Athletics to Promote Water Conservation

Students, staff, and faculty were asked to support Stanford’s water conservation efforts by pledging to take the Shorter Shower Challenge during April. To encourage shower times of five minutes or …

Apr 16

Volunteers Celebrate National Earth Day by Restoring Campus Landscapes

To celebrate and honor Earth Day, the Water Quality, Efficiency, & Stewardship (WQES) team collaborated with the Land, Buildings & Real Estate (LBRE) departments of Grounds Services and Land Use …

Apr 16

Codiga Resource Recovery Center Nears Completion

Stanford moved into the final phase of construction of the William and Cloy Codiga Resource Recovery Center, which will test and accelerate the development of promising technologies for the recovery …

May 16

Wilbur Water Wars Achieve 10% Water Savings

This year, Residential & Dining Enterprises Student Housing partnered with the Water Quality, Efficiency, & Stewardship team, the Green Living Council, the Office of Sustainability, and Flow Labs to promote …

Jun 16

Campus-Wide Conservation Efforts Greatly Reduce Water Use during Drought Conditions

In June 2015, Provost John Etchemendy issued a letter asking the campus community to take action for water conservation. To comply with state drought regulations, Stanford University limited domestic water …

Jul 16

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 …