Office of Sustainability celebrates first decade of progress

Nov. 3, 2016

The University’s Office of Sustainability celebrated its tenth anniversary with a party at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment on Friday, Oct. 21.

Office of Sustainability Director Shana Weber said that over the past decade the Office has focused on turning campus into a demonstration of sustainability. According to the Office’s operational performance dashboard, campus water use declined by 22 percent and waste per person by 34 percent from 2006 to 2015. From 2008 to 2015, the amount of paper that the administration purchased dropped by 63 percent and the number of commuter cars by 12 percent.

She identified her proudest accomplishment so far as setting the stage for the future...

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