Tag: sustainability
Jun. 28, 2013
Graduate student designs urban ‘parklet’
A Drexel student designed a new small, sustainable urban garden for the Moore College of Art & Design June 1. The “self-sustaining urban oasis” was…
May. 17, 2013
Green roof progresses sustainability
In what is estimated to be one of the largest green retrofitting projects in U.S. history, a makeover of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center…
May. 10, 2013
It isn’t easy being green—or is it?
One of the world’s leading sustainability figures was on Drexel’s campus last month in the first event hosted by Drexel Smart House in nearly a…
Apr. 26, 2013
EnviroWeekly | Divest Drexel!
The decision of which university to transfer into involved many more factors than the decision of which one to dive into directly from high school.…
Mar. 1, 2013
Fracking a poor decision for environment
To clarify my previous article: Drexel is in the pocket of big polluters. In this case, we’re in the pocket of the American Natural Gas…
Feb. 22, 2013
Drexel ranked 9th in sustainability
Drexel University placed ninth on a list of the Top 20 College & University Green Power Users among higher education institutions within the Green Power…
Feb. 15, 2013
Lecture examines paper’s future
The Sustainability Speaker Series, a program sponsored by the Drexel Green initiative, sponsored a lecture titled “The Evolution of Paper in the 21st Century” Feb.…
Oct. 12, 2012
Engineers create West Philly farm
Eleven Drexel freshmen spent part of their summer transforming a former SEPTA equipment lot at 46th and Market streets into a quarter-acre community garden to…
Apr. 13, 2012
Professor named to advise EPA on sustainable works
A Drexel professor hopes to promote sustainable energy during her two-year term serving on an independent council that reports to the Environmental Protection Agency, which…
May. 27, 2011
LeBow commits to sustainability
Drexel University has made a commitment to support a more sustainable community, including the construction of new buildings on campus. The future LeBow College of…