Consider Carpooling! As a part of Yeshiva University’s sustainability initiatives, the Office of Energy & Sustainability and the Security Department have teamed up to bring a carpooling program to current participants of the Wilf campus’s parking program. Those interested in sharing a parking permit with a fellow Yeshiva employee will be able to divide the [...]
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Wednesday, March 20th, 2013Recyclemania Begins Feb 3rd 2013!
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013Join Yeshiva University in participating in Recyclemania beginning February 3rd until March 30th. Recyclemania, a 8 week long annual competition, that began in 2001 between only 2 schools, today includes over 630 colleges and universities within the US and Canada. All four of Yeshiva University’s campuses will be participating in the event including dorm competitions [...]
YU Unplugged Fall 2012 Competition announces Winner
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013This year’s YU Unplugged, dorm energy competition, has a winner! CONGRATULATIONS to the 36th Street Dorm, for winning the competition and a dessert reception for all of your hard work! Additional congratulations to dorm runners up: Schottenstein and Rubin Hall. Thank you to everyone that participated this year, you helped save Yeshiva University over $11,300 [...]
YU announces 1st ENERGY STAR Certified Building
Monday, November 19th, 2012Congratulations to Brookdale Residence Hall for earning Yeshiva’s first ENERGY STAR building certification and doing its part to fight climate change by using less energy than most other dormitories nationwide. By being an ENERGY STAR building, Brookdale is more energy efficient than over 75% of other dormitories in the country and allows Yeshiva University to [...]
Improving your workspace with plants.
Monday, October 22nd, 2012Today the average person spends 90% of their time indoors and 52 hours at their workspace. Studies from NASA, Washington State University, Norway, the Netherlands and India suggest numerous benefits to plants in the workspace, including: Increased Productivity Reduced Stress Loss of Concentration Drops Decreased Cost of Conditioning Outdoor Air Removal of traces of Formaldehyde, [...]
Eco Rep Project: Recycled Table for Student Life
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012For our project, we decided to do something that would promote the idea of recycling. According to Earth911.com, “Producing new plastic products from recycled materials uses two-thirds less energy than making products from raw (virgin) materials, so recycling plastics frees up that energy consumption for other products and uses. In 2007, the U.S. recycled over [...]
Green your Summer Commute.
Thursday, July 26th, 2012Transportation causes 29% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the US and globally; the U.S. transportation sector alone causes 7% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. By exploring new options for your daily commute, you can reduce your personal carbon footprint and make Yeshiva & New York City a cleaner, healthier place to be. CARPOOL: [...]
Wondering how you can save some extra Money this summer?
Friday, June 22nd, 2012With summer upon us and electricity bills rising to keep up with our air conditioners, anyway to save a few dollars is helpful. Did you know that 56% of the energy use in the average home is for heating and cooling? By adjusting your thermostat, using blinds and shades, and turning off appliances not in [...]
Recyclemania. One of the 2011 Eco Rep Projects.
Monday, May 21st, 2012An article written by Ore VanGruber, a 2011 Yeshiva Eco Rep. Â Â As an Eco-Rep of Yeshiva University, I decided that my individual project for the program would be to host a floor by floor competition at the Wilf Campus during Recyclemania. Recyclemania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling [...]
Learn more about Einstein’s Newest Environmental Club!
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012Einstein Environmental Sustainability and Conservation (EESC) seeks to promote environmental sustainability changes at Einstein, raise awareness on the connection between the environment and public health, and encourage students to take steps in making Einstein a greener place. EESC plans to initiate and facilitate grass root environmental consciousness and activism starting with Einstein and the Bronx, [...]