Living Umbrellas is a newly developed green infrastructure and experience from the minds of four individuals of the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland. Nicholas Cloyd, Dr. David Tilley, Tim Williamson and Dr. Jose-Luis Izursa came together with the idea when one of them sat at a pool without shade.

If you’ve walked past Cole Field House recently, maybe you’ve noticed an odd new sculpture across the street. What looks like an accidentally broken fence with old water bottles stuck in it is actually a purposeful, relevant piece of art. Made completely of recycled water bottles and other recycled materials, the David C. Driskell Center’s Driskell Wishing Well stands as a concrete representation of how materials can be reused.

The Office of Sustainability is proud to present the 2016 edition of SustainableUMD Magazine, a biennial publication that tells the story of incredible people and projects that have made UMD a national leader in sustainability. Read More

 

Prince Frederick Hall, a University of Maryland residence hall, has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The certification represents an internationally recognized achievement of being an environmentally sustainable building.

2016 Year in Review Five major sustainability highlights from University of Maryland in 2016.1) The university officially achieves its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent. 2) Linda Clement is recognized with the first ever SustainableUMD Outstanding Achievement Award. 

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McKeldin Library will be welcoming some new workers to the University Libraries this spring - WORMS! A few environmentally-minded librarians and students from the Institute for Applied Agriculture (and some campus community gardening enthusiasts) will be building a worm composting (vermicomposting) display in the lobby of McKeldin Library on Thursday, April 20. Once installed, the worms in the composting structure will create nutrient rich castings (a component of soil) from food scraps and paper towels collected in McKeldin.

The Sustainability Fund Review Committee and the University Sustainability Council are proud to announce the following 2017 Sustainability Fund projects. The Fund provides grants for students, faculty and staff to implement projects that will improve sustainability on campus or involve students in the implementation of projects in the local community.    Read More