Office of Campus Energy and Sustainability (OCES) Archive

  • March Sustainability Forum: Behavior Change

    March Sustainability Forum: Behavior Change

    RSVP today for the IIT Sustainability March Forum, focusing on Behavior Change. Join the group to explore strategies, successes, failures and opportunities to help individuals and organizations act in a more environmentally conscious manner.

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  • IIT Community Electronic Waste Collection Event this Saturday, March 9

    IIT will hold a Community Electronic Waste Collection event from 9 am - 1 pm this Saturday, March 9. Please bring any and all unwanted electronics, including: laptops · computers · tablets · televisions · cellphones · printers · monitors · DVD players · video game consoles · scanners · computer mice · fax machines · keyboards · and anything else with a plug!

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  • IIT February Sustainability Forum: Social Enterprises

    Our next forum is from 12 - 1:30 pm this Friday, February 22 in the MTCC Ballroom (new location!). Space is limited, so make sure to RSVP here soon.

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  • RecycleMania is Here

    RecycleMania is a competition for colleges and universities to reduce waste that runs from February 3 - March 30. IIT will compete with other schools around the country by reporting their recycling amounts compared to total waste output.

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  • Sustainability Forum this Friday

    January's Sustainability Forum, Water and Our Lives, will explore how our daily actions impact the accessibility, cost and degradation of water. The forum will be held from 12–1:30 pm on Friday, January 18 in the Hermann Hall Ballroom. RSVP required.

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  • Spring Sustainability Forums Announced

    Spring Sustainability Forums Announced

    The Office of Campus Energy and Sustainability has just released the dates and topics for all spring sustainability forums. Mark them on your calendars and be on the lookout for individual RSVPs that will be released prior to the forum date. Students, faculty and staff members as well as other members of the IIT community (including prospective and visiting students) are welcome to attend! If you have questions about campus sustainability initiatives, forums or events, feel free to email campussustainability@iit.edu.

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  • IIT November Sustainability Forum: Achieving Zero Waste

    Interested in hearing how we can cut our waste down to... well, nothing? Yep, that's right. Zip. Zero. Nada. That is this month's topic of the IIT Sustainability Forum happening on Friday, November 16 at noon!

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  • October Sustainability Forum

    IIT's Office of Campus Energy & Sustainability invites you to our October Sustainability Forum on the topic of "Achieving Energy Efficiency: Passive Building Design vs. Efficient Building Systems," from noon - 1:30 pm on Friday, October 19 in the MTCC Ballroom.

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  • Tower Tours: 16th Floor Renovation

    Interested in seeing the beautiful renovation of the 16th floor in IIT Tower? Tours will take place on Wednesday, October 17 or Thursday, October 25 from 12:40–1:50 pm. Register to attend by clicking here.

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  • Celebrate Sustainability Week!

    Celebrate Sustainability Week!

    Come outside and enjoy Sustainability Week! There will be a variety of events, including a beach clean-up, trips to farmer's markets, an opening party for the community garden, and tours of a water reclamation facility!

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