On May 20, 2023, Columbia University’s Manhattanville Campus hosted a free, fun-filled celebration of community.
Assistant Vice President of the Office of Sustainability Jessica Prata and Senior Energy Engineer Adam Courtney presented at NYSERDA’s Clean Green Campuses Annual Workshop this month.
Columbia University's Office of Sustainability enthusiastically welcomes its newest interns, Daniel Leal and Edgar Flores, both Sustainable Development undergraduates from the School of General Studies.
Combined, Columbia’s campuses include around 17 million square feet of various building types, ages, sizes and program uses. Capital project portfolios at each respective campus consist of a broad range of project types and sizes, from small renovations to ground-up buildings. Most capital projects on the historical Morningside campus generally rely on existing campus utility infrastructure for all services.
Through gradually transitioning its vehicles to hybrid and electric as they need to be replaced, Columbia University’s Department of Public Safety has greatly reduced its emissions.
The Office of Sustainability has released the Plan 2030 Year 2 progress update
Columbia has committed to quantifying and reducing its Scope 3 emissions. Scope 3 emissions are all indirect emissions not included in Scope 2, and that arise from upstream and downstream activities in Columbia’s value chain.
Studies were recently conducted to develop a Strategic Decarbonization Master Plan that would meet Plan 2030 and NYC Local Law 97 (LL97) emissions reduction requirements.
Updates from the Office of Sustainability: including our name change, a new member of our team, and a promotion announcement.