Sustainability

The tower will provide sustainable and efficient cooling for the upper campus hillside transformation.

Construction has begun on the Gaucho Solar project, which will supply 100% of its electricity to Pitt for the next 20 years.

Burgess brings more than a decade of experience in science, policy and program administration to the newly created role.

The state-of-the-art life sciences research and innovation facility is the 18th project at Pitt to earn LEED certification since 2005.

A childhood fascination with nature and support from Pitt-Bradford mentors helped Jonathan Josephs-Spaulding build a career that’s taken him around the world.

The University plans to tap the Allegheny River for electric power as part of its commitment to carbon neutrality. Now, Allegheny County has announced a similar plan to source energy from the Ohio River.

The Office of the Provost has established a Sustainability Distinction, which adds to transcripts a credential signaling the student’s academic, community service and professional commitment to sustainability.

The student-led Pitt Green Fund helped launch the campus thrift store and bicycle co-op, but its board also tackles efforts related to equity and social justice.

The University of Pittsburgh is among the first to join the Cool Food Pledge, a global initiative led by the World Resources Institute to cut food-related greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2030.

After taking an environmental studies course focused on developing impactful sustainability projects in the community, a group of undergraduates installed seven bee houses across the Pittsburgh campus.