Campus sustainability

Veterinary Medicine Instruction Addition earns LEED Silver certification

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The 30,000-square-foot building on Virginia Tech's campus opened last fall and now serves as the main entrance to the veterinary college. It is the seventh building at Virginia Tech to receive LEED certification.

Blacksburg Transit celebrates 30 years of service

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Today, approximately 90 percent of Blacksburg Transit's ridership comes from Virginia Tech students, 5 percent from faculty and staff, and the remaining 5 percent from area citizens.

Virginia Tech designated a Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Add "bicycle friendly university" to Virginia Tech's growing list of accolades acknowledging its institutional-wide commitment to campus sustainability.

Dining Services increases sustainability efforts

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

In 2012, dining collected and diverted more than 548 tons of compostable waste from the regional landfill -- that’s more than 1 million pounds of material composted in just one year.

For fourth consecutive year, Virginia Tech ranked among the 'greenest colleges' in nation

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The Princeton Review chose 322 schools for this guide based on "green rating" scores of 83 or higher. Virginia Tech earned a score of 98.

Lavery Hall LEED Silver certified; sixth university facility endorsed by U.S. Green Building Council

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Lavery Hall joins a growing list of university facilities that have been LEED certified.

Sustainability program wins Governor's Environmental Excellence Award

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech's campus sustainability program seeks to improve the efficiency of campus facilities and operations; enhance academic programs related to sustainability; engage the campus and surrounding community; and change campus culture and behavior to conserve energy, water, and materials.

Virginia Tech receives second silver rating in national sustainability program

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech received an overall score of 63.30, an increase from its first rating of 61.91 in 2011. Virginia Tech’s score is the highest achieved to date by any college or university in Virginia.

Virginia Tech marks Earth Week 2013 April 22 to 26

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The Environmental Coalition hosts Earth Week each year with the support of the Office of Energy and Sustainability.

Photos: Sycamore clone to be planted on Henderson Lawn

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech's sycamore is still standing by way of its clone, and the DNA is in it

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

On April 22, at 11:30 a.m., Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger will preside over a town-gown celebration on Henderson Lawn with Blacksburg Mayor Ron Rordam to plant a clone of the sycamore tree that once stood there.

University receives fifth Tree Campus USA recognition

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Virginia Tech is awarded their fifth consecutive Tree Campus USA award for maintaining a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures toward trees, an Arbor Day observance, and student service-learning projects.

RecycleMania challenges Hokies to get in the game

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

During RecycleMania 2013, Virginia Tech will compete against more than 600 schools to reduce waste, increase recycling, and raise awareness of conservation issues on campus.

D2 at Dietrick Hall to serve milk harvested on campus

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Virginia Tech Dining Services has partnered with the Department of Dairy Science to offer "Virginia Tech Milk" in D2 at Dietrick Hall. Students will harvest the milk on campus from the herd of dairy cows at Virginia Tech's Dairy Center.

Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center earns LEED certification for sustainability

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The structure is the fourth on campus to be awarded LEED certification. Two more projects are expected to be given the designation soon.