Energy Digital ranks ASU the top higher education institution in terms of solar

Energy Digital ranks ASU the top higher education institution in terms of solar installments. Per energy Digital, "It’s been incremental, but ASU is the nation’s top higher-education institution with solar

Relevant and impactful QESST publication, per Matt Fraser

C. A. Miller, J. O’Leary, E. Graffy, E. Stechel, G. Dirks “Narrative Futures and the Governance of Energy Transitions” Futures, doi: 10.1016/j.futures.2014.12.001, 2014.

ASU students to 'Ditch the Dumpster' on Earth Day

Arizona State University students across all campuses are being asked to “Ditch the Dumpster” by donating their unwanted items from campus residence halls instead of throwing them away. Donated and recyclable

ASU named among nation's Top 25 Greenest Colleges

ASU received honorable mention in a list of the nation's 25 greenest college campuses, which was compiled using The College Sustainability Report Card, Sierra Club Cool Schools 2014, EPA Top 30 Colleges

LightWorks helps to bring Green Buildings Conference to ASU

LightWorks has helped to bring Intel’s Green Buildings Conference to ASU, February 12, 2015, where industry leaders include Intel, Ameresco, CHMHill, AECOM, P&G, Colgate and local members of the U.S.

LightWorks and QESST solarize Super Bowl Central

LightWorks and QESST are solarizing the Super Bowl Central block party Jan. 28-Feb. 1 in downtown Phoenix by connecting solar panels, which are erected to form a shade structure over

Gary Dirks and Ellen Stechel visit Mexican institutes to discuss collaboration

ASU LightWorks is looking forward to working more closely with Mexico’s UNAM Institute of Engineering, Institute of Renewable Energies, as well as Mexico’s Electrical Research Institute. Director and deputy director

ASU student aims to clean up Phoenix canals

ASU student Will Novak - who is studying public service and public policy in the School of Public Affairs - has a plan to beautify the 181 miles of canals

Low Impact Development Toolkit

Low Impact Development Toolkit The Cities of Mesa and Glendale, with a grant from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA), have partnered to develop this Low Impact Development

ASU receives Food Recovery Challenge Certificate of Achievement from the EPA

ASU receives a 2014 Food Recovery Challenge (FRC) Certificate of Achievement from the EPA for increasing food waste diverted from landfills by 742% from 2012 to 2013.  Through food recycling alone, ASU has

ASU initiatives honored with President's Award for Sustainability

The Seville Orange Juicing Partnership, which harvested 10,000 pounds of Seville oranges from ASU's Tempe campus and bottled 380 gallons of juice in the last year, was among the recipients of the President’s Award for Sustainability at the April 14 President’s Recognition Reception.

ASU's sustainability headquarters goes zero waste

Now equipped to compost, TerraCycle, and recycle plastic film and bags in addition to traditional materials, the ASU Wrigley Institute is piloting ASU's efforts to achieve zero solid waste - defined as 90 percent diversion from landfills.