Sustainability: when values collide
Written by Steven Schwartz on May 5th, 2008
With the start of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, American, British and Australian universities have made a commitment to environmental sustainability. The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has made sustainable development a requirement for universities.
At town hall meetings, at sustainable development group meetings and in response to our Divisional […]
How green is our campus
Written by Steven Schwartz on October 18th, 2007
Here at Macquarie we’re working hard to reduce our greenhouse emissions. For example, we will only construct sustainable new buildings and we’re looking for ways to conserve energy in existing buildings. We will also conserve water and use carbon offsets when feasible.
Some pioneering projects include irrigating the University’s seven hectares of playing fields with recycled […]