Higher Education
GRC Profile in Climate Action, Making the Green Grade in Higher Ed
The GRC’s most recent case study is on Harvard University and their amazing achievements in meeting their campus-wide greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) targets. Harvard chairs the GRC’s Higher Education Working Group which convenes a group of Greater Boston’s leading academic institutions to address carbon reduction challenges facing universities, from reducing energy in labs, to sharing best practices in innovation.
Boston Area Lab Energy Benchmarking Study: Year 1 Data Analysis
The Higher Education Working Group commissioned a data collection and analysis effort to better understand how Boston area lab buildings compare to each other with regards to energy use and to lab buildings nationally.
Institutional Renewable Energy Procurement: Guidance for Purchasing and Associated Claims
Guidance for Purchasing and Making Associated Environmental Impact Claims
Higher Ed Working Group Mitigation Progress Summary
The following summary report synthesizes the results of the HEWG Phase I stakeholder assessment. It gives a succinct progress report on how the HEWG universities are approaching mitigation and includes a detailed comparison table of HEWG university GHG goals, progress, best practices, awards and recognition, and other information.
Green Labs Symposium White Paper
The Boston Green Ribbon Commission’s green labs symposium, co‐hosted by the GRC Higher Education Working Group (led by Harvard University) and the
Health Care Working group (led by Health Care Without Harm), brought together more than 150 lab experts from the higher education, healthcare, and
biotech sectors to explore shared challenges and successes in lab sustainability.
2014 Green Labs Symposium Summary
This document offers of the first Green Labs Symposium. For a look at all the materials related to the 2014 Green Labs Symposium, click here.
Climate Preparedness in Boston Higher Education Institutions
This report summarizes research on the climate change preparedness activities of three Boston-‐area universities: Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Boston University (BU). Prepared by Meister Consultants Group for the Boston Green Ribbon Commission February 2014