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NYU Makes Top 50 Green Colleges List

Top 50 Green Colleges sealNYU ranked #43 on the Princeton Review’s 2021 Top 50 Green Colleges list!

The Top 50 Green Colleges ranks schools that have strong sustainability practices, academic opportunities, and a healthy quality of life for students. 

Our commitment to sustainability is deeply valued by members of the NYU community. Our administrators are committed to incorporating sustainability policies and practices into their office operations; Faculty are leading sustainability research and instructing related courses; and students are engaged in peer-to-peer efforts through student government and clubs. Prospective NYU students are also concerned with our sustainability efforts. According to the Princeton Review’s College Hopes & Worries Survey, sixty-six percent of college-bound individuals and their families said that knowing a college’s commitment to the environment would affect their decision to apply to or attend a school. 

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#CoolFoodFridays: Vegan Gummy Bears

Vegan Gummy Bears Final Result

This month NYU proudly joined the Cool Food Pledge which represents a commitment to reduce food-related GHG emissions 25% by 2030. As part of this actions, we are encouraging students to participate in our Cool Food Fridays with some delicious climate-friendly cooking recipes to try at home!

This week we are getting ready for Halloween with some simple, delicious, vegan candy.

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Building Energy Scores Posted

Outside of 25 W 4th
©Branda: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau

Beginning in 2020, many NYC buildings are required to post letter grades that represent their energy efficiency performance, as the city strives to reduce both local pollutants as well as greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.

Under the NYC law, most buildings with over 25,000 square feet of floor area must report their energy usage each year, a process called “benchmarking”. A federal energy analysis tool called ENERGY STAR then assigns a 1-100 energy efficiency rating to the building – but only if it falls into a limited number of categories, including apartment buildings, student residence halls, hotels, K-12 schools, offices, supermarkets, and warehouses. Based on that score, buildings then receive a score of A (85-100), B (70-85), C (55-69), or D (54 or below). Buildings also may post an F (if they failed to submit energy use data) or N (if they are not required to report a letter grade, perhaps because ENERGY STAR does not provide a score for that building type).

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