Stepping Toward Carbon Neutrality

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Stepping Toward Carbon Neutrality

 

By Tracy Steward, MBA

 

Climate commitments and carbon neutrality are becoming top priorities for many campuses. As building engineering systems account for 70-80% of carbon production, all campus stakeholders are contributors to the future success of emissions goals. Despite established infrastructure, reliance on city utilities, high deferred maintenance, and financial constraints, the University of Louisville is pursuing carbon neutrality and is on track to achieve a 60% reduction by 2023 and 100% by 2025!

Read the article to learn more about the strategies the University of Louisville is using to pursue carbon neutrality at the campus level—even despite increasing the gross square footage of their campuses—by involving rigorous, multi-disciplinary stakeholder engagement.

 

This article was originally published in Planning for Higher Education.