Inspiration From Afar
In this era of budget cutting, I’m regularly hearing from my fellow campus sustainability professionals that they’ve had to reduce or eliminate their travel. I’m no exception. The challenge then is to find opportunities to be inspired by the great thinkers and practitioners of the sustainability arena without actually leaving our campuses, for it’s often [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Drop the Tray! (Trayless Dining: A Green Strategy for Lean Times)
In this turbulent economy, I don’t think I can name a single college or university that is not cutting costs. These next few years will be lean(er) times in higher education. However, one lesson that is clearly emerging is that campus sustainability efforts are not being treated as a luxury. In fact, many campus [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Water Efficiency, LEED, and the Attack of the Naysayer
“This LEED stuff doesn’t work, and it will cost you more!”
One of the challenges that campus sustainability professionals face is that we are charged to create change. Our very position requires that we suspend the status quo, and convince others to do so as well. Within any organization, there will always be those who are [...]
