Sustainability

Final results were announced Tuesday for Elon’s fifth POWERless Energy Competition, which encourages students to conserve energy in residential facilities. Read this note for a message from Vice President and Dean of Student Life Smith Jackson on the importance of the contest.

Elon Sustainability’s March theme is Water Conservation. We encourage you to make a few changes this month to conserve our earth’s most precious resource.

Elon Sustainability’s February theme is Reduce your use and Recycle. This month we encourage you to make the effort to reduce, reuse and recycle on a daily basis.

Elon has received a STARS Silver Rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education for sustainability efforts.

Elon is now the only college or university in North Carolina to have six LEED for Homes certified structures on its campus.

Elon Sustainability’s December theme is alternative transportation. We encourage you to make a few changes this month to reduce your automobile emissions output.