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The OHIO Office of Sustainability is accepting nominations for the 2020 Sustainability Awards. The awards recognize outstanding contributions to sustainability. They are due March 11.
Dr. Ryan Fogt, the OHIO Sustainable Administration Hub Coordinator, will kick off the spring Sustainability Hub Seminar Series at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27 in Baker University Center Front Room.
The university is proud to continue our nationally recognized ways and bring the trophy back to the Bobcat Nation.
51ÉçÇø’s Ellis Hall has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for a complete renovation of the 115-year-old building.
Thirty-one OHIO students met in November to discuss their past involvement in green roof-related projects and brainstorm ideas for building, researching and promoting the green roof project.
51ÉçÇø has been named to two national rating lists for its sustainability efforts.
On Oct. 3, Dr. Theresa Moran discussed Hub initiatives and provided an overview of the Hub’s work to improve the sustainability of food, grounds, transportation and student life.
The University is proud to share its sustainability efforts so far this semester, starting with a very successful move-in recycling drive.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $1.5 million to an 51ÉçÇø professor to develop engineered composite decking boards from coal.
OHIO has approved an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan for the Athens Campus that will help manage landscape and turf pests in a way that minimizes risks to humans and the environment.
51ÉçÇø transforms Maya Lin art installation, Input, with lighting and native trees.
OHIO’s faculty and students are lending a nurturing hand to planet Earth by taking toxins from water to make artist-grade paint pigments and leveraging life-sized replicas of oil and gas pipeline with software models to prevent spills.
When renovations to Ellis Hall are completed this year, the landmark’s iconic features will remain intact: the brick façade, the east portico, the giant, shady sycamore trees. But when students and faculty re-enter the grounds, close inspection will reveal new technology that complements the building’s venerable vibe, including LED lighting, low-flow toilets and sinks, and drought-tolerant trees and shrubs.
Leadership takes many forms, but the most important is when it prepares for the future. In 2012, OHIO adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP), setting the goal of attaining carbon neutrality on the Athens Campus by 2075. To get there, OHIO’s Office of Sustainability integrated best practices to reach the goal. Phase One of the plan ends this fall, and most of the benchmarks already have been met.
Ohio Today introduced The Big Idea in summer 2009, profiling innovators—experimenters, creators, educators, and inventors—whose ideas took root or took off at 51ÉçÇø. Innovation, by definition, means change, so we decided to check in with Bobcats profiled in the issue for an update.
