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Recent News and Events:

  • Read the Greening the Campus Blog!  If you would like an inside view of the world of the campus sustainability professional, check out our new Greening the Campus blog.
  • Rice Solar Decathlon Profiled in Newsweek!  Click here to read about the rising campus sustainability movement across America, with a paragraph devoted to Rice undergraduate Roque Sanchez and the Solar Decathlon project.
  • See a Rice Bathroom at the MoMA in New York!  Click here to read about a prefabricated bathroom pod used in two Rice green building projects on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
  • Green Roof Installed at South Plant!  Click here to read about Rice's first vegetated green roof.
  • Rice Installs Rain Tank!  Click here to read about the rainwater collection system installed at the Rice Children's Campus, which saves both construction costs and future utility costs.
  • Catch RecycleMania!  Rice is once again competiting in RecycleMania, a 10-week nationwide intercollegiate recycling contest.  Click here for details.
  • FOCUS THE NATION WEBCAST!!  Rice University joined over 1,700 other colleges, universities, and institutions across the United States on January 31, 2008 for a series of events on climate change solutions.  Watch the webcast here.  Click here for further event details.
  • Rice Team To Compete in Solar Decathlon!  A team of Rice students was among the 20 selected to compete in the Department of Energy's 2009 Solar Decathlon, a contest to construct an 800-square foot solar powered home.  Click here and listen here for details.
  • Dorm Energy Competition!  The North Colleges competed against the South Colleges in a dorm energy competition in October 2007.  The winner was the South Colleges!  Click here for details.
  • Rice Celebrates Campus Sustainability Day!  Wildflowers and green building and James Hansen, oh my!  Click here for details.
  • Leebron Signs Presidents Climate Commitment!  Rice University President David W. Leebron has signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, placing Rice on a track to become net carbon neutral.  Click here for details.
  • Welcome to the year of "Man, Nature, and Climate Change" at Rice University!  The 2007-2008 academic year at Rice will feature a common reading and series of events that touch upon the theme of man, nature, and climate change.  Read about the common reading here, and follow the events here.
  • Rice Announces Green Dorm!  A $30 million gift will support the construction of a residence hall that will be amongst the "greenest" buildings in Houston.  Follow all of the publicity here.
  • Attend the Farmer's Market!  Each Tuesday from 3:30 - 7:00PM, the Houston Farmer's Market will do business on the Rie campus at Entrance 9 near Rice Stadium.  Click here for details.
  • Building Green at Rice!  Our future buildings will be constructed to be "green" and to meet some level of LEED certification.  Click here for details.
  • Join the Biodiesel Initiative!  The Rice University Biodiesel Initiative (RUBI) is looking for interested student volunteers.  To learn more about RUBI, click here.
  • Rice Installs Energy-Saving Devices on Vending Machines!  Click here for details.
  • Rice University Biodiesel Initiative Featured on KHOU-TV News!  Click here for the story and here to watch the video.
  • Help Conserve Energy!  Click here to find out what you can do to help reduce the impact of rising energy costs on the university.
  • Organic, Fair-trade, Bird-friendly Coffee Coming to Student Dining Halls!  Read all about it, then drop by for a cup in the serveries or at the Rice Coffeehouse at their location in the Rice Memorial Center. 

About Sustainability at Rice

This site details some of the sustainability initiatives at Rice, and provides resources relevant to campus greening activities in general and at Rice in particular.

New initiatives and projects are launching regularly.  If you have questions about campus greening activities at Rice, or would like to get involved, please contact our Director of Sustainability Richard Johnson at (713) 348-5003, or send email to sustainability at rice dot edu.

Last updated: August 21, 2008

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