Sustainability
- CU's multi-layered approach to sustainability strives to create an environmentally friendly and green future.
CU is scheduled to begin construction next summer on the East Campus solar array, the largest at CU Boulder.
We sat down with CU Boulders 12th 勛圖厙, Justin Schwartz, to find out why he says innovation, inclusion, sustainability and the power of philanthropy are keys to CUs future.
Researchers at the ATLAS Institute at CU Boulder hope their DIY machine will help designers around the world experiment with making their own, sustainable fashion and other textiles from a range of natural ingredientsmaybe even the chitin in crab shells or agar-agar from algae.
In Southern California, Jamie Seward (PolSci97) leads Repeat Roses, a zero-waste solution for event florals. Past clients include the Super Bowl and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle.
Ryan Burbary is owner of Velociti Tennis, a Boulder-based company committed to limiting single-use plastics and incorporating biodegradable technologies for products.
The first Earth Day was held across the United States on April 22, 1970. It motivated student organizers at CU Boulder to push for an institution dedicated to sustainability and later that year the Environmental Center was born.
This fall Sierra Clubs magazine named CU Boulder the top green university in the nation, a jump up from its No. 2 ranking last year.
Like more than 900 cities, Boulder has voluntarily committed to meeting the Kyoto Protocols greenhouse gas reduction targets. And, like all but two of those cities, it is failing to meet its goals.