office of sustainabilty poster
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Research…Discovering Our Ideas
Outreach…Connecting Communities
Operations…Promoting Efficiency/Creating Cohesion
Education…Sharing Our Vision
Electricity48%
Student Commuting26%
Natural Gas7%
Air Travel5%
Electricity Losses5%
Faculty / Staff Commuting4%
Solid Waste3%
Refrigerants 2%
Fleet Vehicles1%
Wastewater0%
Fertilizers0%
UNT’s Commitment 1st Major University in Texas to
SignAmerican College & University
President’s Climate Commitment
•74 years of environmental research•OLED lighting research •Bio-cultural conservation in Cape Horn, Chile•Transportation Survey
•Community wide and corporate partnerships working towards global sustainability•Chiapas Project: Recycle to Eradicate Poverty Partner• “We Mean Green” campaign and conference on renewable energy•Creating campus and community wide awareness
Created Sustainability CouncilLEED Silver Certified Buildings and Green Certified
Departments Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus USA
•Elm Fork: Nurturing a sustainable youth•World’s leading graduate program in Environmental Ethics and Philosophy•Partnerships with School Districts and Community Colleges•Cohesion between students, faculty and staff
Student TransportationMethods
Faculty/Staff TransportationMethods
2007 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory