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Get Your “Pitt Green” Designation

Learn how to make your sphere of influence more sustainable by pursuing Pitt Green Resident, Office, Home Office, Laboratory, Residence Floor, or Student Organization designation -- or hold a Green Event!

Textile Recycling

Clothing and textiles make up ~6.3% of the U.S. waste stream, so please help us divert items that may not have usable life back into the circular economy!

Academic Course Sustainability Attribute Codes

Curious which courses address sustainability? Two new attribute codes in the course catalog will help!

Campus Leaders

Dr. Danielle Andrews-Brown

Dr. Danielle Andrews-Brown has been a forceful advocate for a more sustainable University of Pittsburgh. Her extraordinary leadership has ma...

Ellie Cadden

Ellie Cadden is the Sustainability Engagement Assistant for the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation (MCSI). In addition to oversight o...

Dave Sanchez

Dr. David Sanchez serves as assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dave most recently...

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PITT’S NEWS

Pitt Professional Development in Sustainability

Sustainability Professional Development Workshops provide Pitt employees opportunities to learn about address individual behaviors, University programs, and trends that impact individual, organizational, and national efforts to become more sustainable.

Pitt Facilities’ Scott Bernotas Named to E+E 100

Pitt's culture of sustainability has champions embedded throughout the university, one of which has been recognized nationally for his efforts.

2020 Pitt Green Resident & Green Floor Results

We're celebrating 335 Pitt Green Residents and 1 Green Floor in 2020!

Pitt Signs “All In” National Declaration on Climate Action & Clean Recovery

America is Still In: Pitt joined over 1,500 leaders supporting national mobilization on climate and clean recovery.

Dr. Eric Beckman Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

MCSI Co-Director Dr. Eric Beckman has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Sustainability Research Centers at Pitt

Learn more about the University of Pittsburgh's sustainability-focused and related academic research centers.

UNIVERSITY SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS

AASHE STARS Gold

Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges

Sierra Magazine Cool Schools

Bee Campus 2020

Bronze Bicycle Friendly University

U.S. EPA Green Power Partner

Sustainable PIttsburgh Challenge, University Division Winner

Pitt Sustainability Awards

Recognizing Pitt faculty, staff, and students who are making an extraordinary impact on campus sustainability.

2020 Award Winners | Past winners

Faculty

Dr. Danielle
Andrews-Brown,
Geology & Environmental Science

Dr. Shanti
Gamper-Rabindran,
Graduate School of
Public and International Affairs

Students

Ellie Cadden,
Environmental Studies, ’20

Sarah Hart,
Undergraduate, Environmental Studies

Staff

Liza Allison,
Industrial Engineering

Tiara Arnold,
Housing, Housekeeping

Groups

Pitt Business Staff Leadership Collaboration
Led by Chris Driscoll (IT); Greg Guzewicz (Facilities); Karri Rogers (Dean’s Office)

Zero Waste Period Initiative
Led by Pitt Planned Parenthood and Student Office of Sustainability

Student Sustainable Solutions Competition

Competition offered student teams an avenue to create and develop their campus sustainability ideas in a supportive atmosphere.

2017 Award Winners

Pitt Bicycle Collective
The Pitt Bicycle Collective proposed project was starting a bike co-op on the University of Pittsburgh’s Campus. Opened in Summer 2017, the Pitt Bike Cave is a space where community members gather to fix their bikes, get mechanic help, attend workshops/events, and receive safety materials.