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Champion of Sustainability Award

University of Portland Named Champion of Sustainability

November 6, 2015

UPsolarpowerThe University of Portland will be honored as a Champion of Sustainability by McKinstry, a full-service, consulting, construction, energy, and facility services firm with offices around the country. The award will be announced during the November 15 Seahawks game at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash.

In partnership with the Seattle Seahawks, the annual Champions of Sustainability program recognizes one organization during each regular-season home game that exhibits a forward-looking approach to innovative energy and waste reduction in the built environment.

Sustainability is a hallmark at UP. Shiley Hall is LEED Platinum certified; Fields and Schoenfeldt Halls are LEED Gold certified; and the Clark Library is LEED Silver certified. Bon Appétit partners with local farmers when possible, and the University’s biodiesel processor converts used vegetable oil into biodiesel fuel. The University was also the first college or university on the West Coast to eliminate disposable plastic water bottles in 2010.

For more information contact marketing and communications at 7202 or mktg@up.edu.

Filed Under: 11-09-2015, Sustainability, University Relations Tagged With: Champion of Sustainability Award, McKistry, Sustainability

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