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State: Massachusetts Enrollment: 25778 students Greenopia Environment Achievement:
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Honor Roll: Harvard has very good environmental reporting although it did not submit its information for the ACUPCC. Harvard has extremely good green building design with 12 LEED buildings, 9 somewhere in the LEED process, and requiring that all new construction over $5 million must be at least LEED Silver. Harvard has good recycling and has a very good composting program. Harvard does utilize some solar energy and about a quarter of its food is local and/or organic. Harvard has a very aggressive climate reduction goal and is trying to reduce its footprint by 30% by 2016. Although not too strong on alternative fuel vehicles, Harvard does have a nitrogen filling station for its vehicles’ tires. Harvard also has above average water conservation practices concerning its buildings and green space. Held After Class: As noted above, we would like to see Harvard submit its data to the ACUPCC so we could see its emissions normalized. The other area Harvard could stand to make some significant improvements would be its maintenance fleet. There are several schools where almost all the vehicles are alternative fuels and Harvard is a bit behind the curve here. Green Grade: Harvard has some great initiatives which place it comfortably within our top 10 greenest schools. |
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