Green Campus Initiatives

Green Campus Initiatives

In keeping with the Jesuit traditions of the pursuit of wisdom and learning, education of the whole person and respect for the environment, we recognize the value of minimizing our environmental impact.

We will endeavor to design, construct and maintain our buildings, infrastructure, and grounds in a manner that ensures environmental sustainability and demonstrates sustainability best practices in a broad range of areas.

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Green Buildings

All new buildings will be designed from an energy standpoint to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) New Construction Silver rating or higher, ensuring that all new properties are environmentally responsible.

Sustainability News at Fordham

Can a Food Company Save the Planet?

Can a Food Company Save the Planet?

On a resplendent spring afternoon by the San Francisco Bay, Paul Lightfoot ’96 JD is midway through an “extracurricular” day at the wood-shingled Sausalito headquarters of Patagonia Provisions. He serves …

A Fordham Focus on AI: Sounding the Alarm on Data Centers’ Environmental Impact

A Fordham Focus on AI: Sounding the Alarm on Data Centers’ Environmental Impact

For our new series, A Fordham Focus on AI, we’re speaking with faculty experts from a range of disciplines about the impact of this rapidly evolving technology and what to …

Fordham Named to ‘Green Colleges’ List by The Princeton Review 

Fordham Named to ‘Green Colleges’ List by The Princeton Review 

For the second year in a row, Fordham has been recognized by The Princeton Review as a school with a significant commitment to sustainability. The University appears in the “Guide …

Weighing AI’s Environmental Trade-Offs

Weighing AI’s Environmental Trade-Offs

An event at Fordham highlighted the opportunities that artificial intelligence presents for society—as well as environmental concerns that must be addressed, experts said, as AI scales up nationwide. “Obviously, there’s …

How Hot Is Too Hot for Your Tomato Plants?

How Hot Is Too Hot for Your Tomato Plants?

In the Northeast, the end of summer is when gardeners finally get to harvest fresh, juicy tomatoes.  But climate change is making summers hotter; it’s also creating longer droughts and …

Sun’s Out, Power’s On: Fordham Gets Solar Boost

Sun’s Out, Power’s On: Fordham Gets Solar Boost

Fordham’s Rose Hill campus stands to receive half the power it needs through the sun, thanks to a new agreement the University signed this month. The agreement, which goes into …

A STAR for Sustainability

A STAR for Sustainability

A national sustainability organization has recognized Fordham for its efforts toward becoming a greener campus.  On April 2, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) awarded the …

Ethiopian Technique Could Be Key to Sustainable Farming for a Hungry World

Ethiopian Technique Could Be Key to Sustainable Farming for a Hungry World

What does sustainable agriculture look like? A Fordham graduate student’s project points to one answer: side-by-side planting of crops that each enrich the soil, leaving it more fertile than before. …

Student Intern Helps Fordham Combat Climate Change 

Student Intern Helps Fordham Combat Climate Change 

Michael Magazine is helping Fordham become its greenest self. A sophomore at Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Magazine spent last fall interning with Fordham’s Office of Sustainability. His work included …

8 ‘Green’ Degrees to Fight Climate Change

8 ‘Green’ Degrees to Fight Climate Change

Climate change is one of the most urgent issues of our time, and young people increasingly want to be part of the solution. Fortunately, there’s a “green” college major to …

Fordham Economist Tapped for NYC Climate Panel

Fordham Economist Tapped for NYC Climate Panel

Marc Conte, Ph.D., a professor of economics whose research focuses on pollution, biodiversity, and climate change, has been selected to join the fifth New York City Panel on Climate Change …