• Policies and Plans ▼
  • College Sustainability Policies
  • American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
  • ACUPCC Progress Reporting System
  • ECN2015: ESF Carbon Neutral by 2015
  • ECN2015 Summary (PDF)
  • Climate Action Plan (PDF, 2009)
  • ESF Master Plan & Sustainability Plan (PDF)
• Education ▼
  • E-Center
  • K-12
  • Curriculum Materials—ESF Outreach
  • SAGE: Sustainability & Green Entrepreneurship
  • Professional Development
  • SURE: Sustainable Use of Renewable Energy
  • Staff Professional Development in Sustainability
  • Undergraduate Programs
  • BS in Environmental Studies
  • Graduate Programs
  • Certificate of Advanced Study in Sustainable Enterprise (CASSE)
  • MPS & MS in Environmental Studies
• Sustainability in Action ▼
  • Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
  • ECN2015: ESF Carbon Neutral by 2015
  • ECN2015 Summary (PDF)
  • Climate Action Plan (PDF, 2009)
  • Gateway Fact Sheet
  • Heiberg Wind Turbine
  • Main Campus Efforts
  • Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS)
• Research ▼
  • Adirondack Ecological Center Research
  • Research Institutes & Centers
  • Roosevelt Wild Life Station Conservation Research
  • Sustainable Cities Project
  • Willow Biomass for Ethanol
• Energy ▼
  • Biodiesel at ESF
  • Campus Energy Projects
  • Combined Heat and Power
  • Generating Energy: ESF Resources & Research
  • Heiberg Wind Turbine
  • Willow Biomass for Ethanol
• Resources ▼
  • Alternative Transportation Options
  • Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
  • Composting on Campus
  • Recycling on Campus
  • Student Sustainability Fund
• Get Involved ▼
  • Calendar of Sustainability Events
  • Past Events
  • Community Partnerships
  • Center for Community Design Research
  • Center of Excellence
  • Campus Climate Change Committee (CCCC)
  • Earth Week
  • Eco-Reps Program
  • ESF Science Corps
  • Green Campus Initiative

Office of Energy and Sustainability
Carbon Neutrality, Renewable Energy, Green Building & Sustainable Practices

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ESF is unique among colleges and universities in that all of its educational and research programs are oriented toward natural resources, and toward the natural and designed environments. All that ESF is and does serves the mission of achieving a sustainable world.

ESF's Principles of Sustainability

We begin with a commitment to meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. To do this we must...

• Understand basic functions of natural and social systems;
• Acknowledge and quantify the limitations of nature's capacity; and
• Develop solutions through the integration of social, economic, technical, and environmental systems.

Silver Sustainability Rating

In 2011, ESF earned a silver rating through STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System).

• Sustainability Assessment Details
• Press Release

Carbon Neutral by 2015

• American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
• ACUPCC Progress Reporting System
• ECN2015: ESF Carbon Neutral by 2015
• ECN2015 Summary (PDF)
• Climate Action Plan (PDF, 2009)

The Office of Energy and Sustainability at ESF seeks to perpetuate that mission through national leadership and on-campus initiatives. Colleges nationwide have joined together in addressing the challenges of a changing climate, diminishing oil reserves, vanishing habitat, and declining regional economies. As a signer of the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), and member of the Association for the Advncement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), ESF is a core participant in large-scale cooperative efforts. The sustainability office at ESF has facilitated on-campus efforts through projects such as solar panels, a wind turbine and a biomass combined heat and power plant in the new Gateway Building.

You—students, faculty, staff, alumni, partners and friends—are invited to join in the many sustainability initiatives of ESF's Office of Energy and Sustainability. Visit this web gateway often, or join the Office of Energy and Sustainability's Facebook page, for the latest in news, events, and opportunities, and for access to the rich web of sustainability resources offered by SUNY-ESF.

Contacts

Michael J. Kelleher
Executive Director of Energy & Sustainability
220 Bray Hall
315-470-4934
mkellehe@esf.edu