2013.05.03 | By Wendy Moorehead, Facilities Management | 10:17 AM
A project that replaced an existing gas boiler with a new biomass boiler in the Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant, located on the University of Iowa Research Park campus, has won the Grand Place Award (first place in category) in the Energy Production Category of the 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards competition. Story
University of Iowa Earth Month activities will conclude with a free screening of "Where the Yellowstone Goes," at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 in the Illinois Room of the Iowa Memorial Union. Story
Ever walk by the same piece of trash day after day on your way to work? Now is your chance to make amends. Volunteers are invited to join members of the University of Iowa Engineering Staff Advisory Council (ESAC) from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, April 20 to pick up trash on the banks of the Iowa River in Iowa City. Story
Graduate students in the University of Iowa School of Urban and Regional Planning have received national recognition from the American Institute of Certified Planners for their groundbreaking sustainability project in the City of Dubuque.
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L. Hunter Lovins, author and sustainable business leader, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in Room W10 (the Buchanan Auditorium) of the Pappajohn Business Building at the University of Iowa. Story
The University of Iowa will hold a campus and community Sustainability Rally in the Kinnick Stadium press box from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. Story
This fall, Kinnick Stadium will be little greener thanks to a new game day recycling effort, starting with the Iowa vs. Iowa State game on Saturday, Sept. 8. The game day recycling program is part of the UI’s 2020 Vision sustainability goal. Story
"The best way to manage our waste is not to make it in the first place," says Liz Christiansen, director of the University of Iowa's Office of Sustainability. Story from: Marshalltown Times Republican
