Facilities and Operations team recognized for driving emissions reductions and cost savings.
During a gut renovation of the 500 and 800 levels at the Interchurch Center earlier this year, Columbia rehomed some of the gently used office furniture from Interchurch to KCM Contracting, a Yonkers-based small business.
There’s no better time than the present to... clean! Cleaning your office or living space creates more space and can also help the environment. Columbia University Facilities and Operations and our partners across campus want to help. As part of our award-winning “Clean + Go Green” program, we will make large bins available across the Morningside and Manhattanville campuses at no cost to you for the recycling, reuse, or proper disposal of large, unwanted items. Best of all, Facilities and Operations will separate and recycle your items. That way, when you clean, you “go green.”
This Climate Week, we’re highlighting initiatives across Facilities and Operations that contribute to Columbia’s sustainability goals.
32 fully renovated apartments, all-electric building resulted from 18-month renovation project.
Columbia University has marked a milestone in its sustainability efforts by completing its first all-electric undergraduate residence hall at 611 W. 112th Street.
Columbia students support critical sustainability work, applying what they are mastering in their course of study to on-campus operations.
There’s no better time than the present to... clean! Cleaning your office or living space creates more space and can also help the environment. Columbia University Facilities and Operations and our partners across campus want to help. As part of our award-winning “Clean + Go Green” program, we will make large bins available across the Morningside and Manhattanville campuses at no cost to you for the recycling, reuse, or proper disposal of large, unwanted items. Best of all, Facilities and Operations will separate and recycle your items. That way, when you clean, you “go green.”
As part of Columbia University's Campus as Lab (CAL) initiative, a team of Mechanical Engineering students in the Energy Track at the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) conducted an assessment of opportunities for vertical solar panel installation on Columbia’s Morningside Campus with the help of Professor Vijay Modi’s lab.
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Slide 1: Samreen Afzal and Vicki Dunn speak on stage
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Slide 2: Representatives from NYU and Columbia pose for a photo
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Slide 3: The audience listens to the speaker on stage
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Slide 4: A waiter passes out plant-based appetizers
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Slide 5: Fried artichokes are passed around
During Earth Week, the NYC Mayor’s Office of Food Policy hosted signatories from its Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge (PPCC) for an anniversary event. Columbia, among the first signatories for the program, presented a case study detailing accomplishments and challenges from its first full year of participation.
As part of Earth Week 2025, the Office of Sustainability and Columbia Climate School co-hosted their annual Earth Month Showcase.