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A LEADER IN . SUSTAINABILITY Whether it is encouraging employees to bike to work, guarding against deforestation in the paper it uses in its print shop, or contributing to the beauty of the city landscape that envelops its campus, the University of Pittsburgh has been widely recognized for its leadership in sustainability. The University of Pittsburgh has earned an enviable reputation for its innovation in diverse initiatives supporting responsible environmental stewardship.
academics, purchasing, transportation, waste management, administration, financial investments, and other factors.
The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges honored Pitt in two consecutive years—2012 and 2013—awarding it a score of 97 out of a possible 99 points in 2013. And Sierra magazine named Pitt one of “America’s Coolest Schools” in its September/ October 2011 issue. The ranking, which is open to all four-year undergraduate colleges and universities in the United States, offers comparative information about campus sustainability.
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The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges honored Pitt in two consecutive years
—2012 and 2013—awarding it a score of 97 out . of a possible 99 points in 2013. According to Sierra, “[T]he magazine’s ranking acts as a guide for prospective students who seek a way to compare colleges based on commitment to environmentalism. The ranking also serves to spur competition, create aspirational standards, and publicly reward the institutions tht work hard to protect the planet.” Both the Princeton Review and the Sierra magazine ratings are based on comprehensive surveys measuring the University’s environmental achievements in energy supply, efficiency, dining,
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The ratings also considered Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification, which is offered by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED certification is the nationally accepted benchmark Chevron Science Center Annex LEED Gold certificate for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings. Here again, Pitt has demonstrated exceptional leadership, earning the council’s prestigious Gold certification for five separate construction projects: the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, the Swanson School of Engineering’s Benedum Hall renovations, the Chevron Science Center addition, and the Thomas E. Starzl Biomedical Science Tower 12th-floor renovation. Pitt currently is pursuing LEED certification for nine additional projects. Please see the Sustainable Design and Construction section on pages 8 and 9 for more information about these projects.
