Inventories
- Greenhouse Gas Inventory - Pittsburgh Campus
See how Pitt has been tracking and reducing our greenhouse gas (GHG) impact over time. The GHG inventories below have been published since 2008.
- Greenhouse Gas Inventory - Bradford Campus
The University of Pittsburgh’s Bradford campus completed its fiscal year 2019 and 2022 GHG inventories in 2024. See the details below:
- Nitrogen Inventories
In FY19, Pitt started running a Nitrogen inventory alongside its annual GHG inventories for the Pittsburgh campus.
Reports & Certifications
- Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation Annual Reports
Established in 2003, the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation is the oldest and largest sustainability research, teaching, and outreach center at Pitt, collaborating with all of 16 of Pitt’s sustainability-related centers
- AASHE STARS Certification
The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS) is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance created by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The University of Pittsburgh has long-used AASHE STARS as a tracking mechanism, but first achieved certification in 2018. Pitt’s AASHE STARS documentation is public online and the university must re-certify every 3 years.
- University of Pittsburgh’s 2024 AASHE STARS Gold Documentation
- University of Pittsburgh’s 2021 AASHE STARS Gold Documentation
- University of Pittsburgh’s 2018 AASHE STARS Silver Documentation
- LEED Certified Building Summaries
- Benedum Hall – Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation (Gold, 2012)
- Benedum Hall – Phase I Renovation (Gold, 2011)
- Benedum Hall – Phase 2a Renovation (Silver, 2016)
- Biomedical Science Tower – 12th Floor Renovation (Gold, 2013)
- Chevron Science Center Annex (Gold, 2013)
- Clapp Hall (Silver, 2020)
- Hillman Library (Platinum, 2025)
- Mark A. Nordenberg Hall (Silver, 2014)
- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine (Gold, 2005)
- Mid-Campus Research Complex – Nuclear Physics Laboratory Renovation (Silver, 2014)
- Salk Hall Pavilion (Silver, 2016)
- Salk Hall Renovation (Platinum, 2023)
- School of Public Health Addition (Certified, 2018)
- School of Public Health Renovations (Silver, 2021)
- University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Livingston Alexander House (Silver, 2020)
- University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Cassell Hall (Gold, 2014)
- University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Nursing and Health Sciences Building (Gold, 2015)
- University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, John P. Murtha Center (Certified, 2022)
- University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, John P. Murtha Engineering & Science Building (Renovation) (Certified, 2024)
- Real College Survey
To better understand how Pitt can serve vulnerable students, Pitt’s Campus Basic Needs Committee, deployed the #RealCollege survey for the first time in Fall 2020. Created in 2015 by the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple University, the #RealCollege survey reveals the lived experiences of today’s students outside of classroom instruction and is now the nation’s largest and most well-established annual assessment of students’ basic needs.
- Pittsburgh 2030 District Reports
In 2014, the University of Pittsburgh was a Founding Property Partner of the Pittsburgh 2030 District‘s Oakland boundary. Since then, Pitt has worked closely with Green Building Alliance and other Pittsburgh 2030 District Partners towards achieving 50% reductions in energy use, water use, and transportation emissions (below baselines) by the year 2030. In 2018, Pitt embraced the 2030 Challenge goals University-wide, contributing towards short- and long-term successes improved indoor and air quality, increased returns on investment, and growing campus and regional success.