Black + Gold = Green

When it comes to sustainability, Vanderbilt is rewriting the equation. Read the full story in the Vanderbilt View.

Vanderbilt's Human Resources Processing Office is launching the "Don't Take Our Advice" campaign, encouraging faculty and staff to suspend the printing of their pay advices.

View the Commons Center LEED Presentation

Access an interactive presentation and download additional information on the Commons Center and Commons Residence Houses, including the U.S. Green Building Council's, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certifications.

VUMC Adds Central Parking Garage

The new Central Garage helps, but it doesn't come close to solving Vanderbilt's parking problems. Read more from the February issue of the House Organ.

Research at Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt School of Engineering will soon have a new state-of-the-art biodiesel testing facility
Beginning in the fall of 2008, students from various engineering disciplines will use the Vanderbilt Multi-User Biodiesel Engine Test Facility to investigate diesel engine performance parameters and test campus-produced biodiesel fuels.
Energy Expert Discussess the Future of Solar Power
Watch a video of Lawrence Kazmerski, Director of the National Center for Photovoltaics in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, discussing the prospects of solar-photovoltaic (PV) technologies, arguing that this solar-electricity source is at a tipping point in the very complex realm of worldwide energy.
The New "Wal-Mart Effect"
A new study by Vanderbilt Professor of Environmental Law Michael Vandenbergh finds that U.S. companies often are pushing for environmental regulations from foreign businesses rather than lobbying national or international governments.
The Vanderbilt Climate Change Research Project
This project includes a team of faculty and graduate students who are conducting theoretical and applied research on one of the most important and most widely overlooked sources of greenhouse gases: individual and household behavior. Furthermore, The Vanderbilt Law School's Regulatory Program is engaged in the study of how governmental activities influence public or private behavior for purposes of promoting environmental protection and public health.
Mobile pollution sensors to be developed at Vanderbilt using Microsoft grant
Vanderbilt engineers have won an award from Microsoft Corp. to develop a real-time, online, detailed and accurate picture of air quality in large metropolitan areas like Nashville.
Chemists receive award from 'Popular Mechanics'
A team of Vanderbilt chemists whose work could make the light bulb passé and cut electricity consumption by half are among the recipients of Popular Mechanics magazine's 2006 Breakthrough Awards.
Cleaning Up Coal
Scientists and policymakers might debate the existence and causes of "global warming," but no one debates the need for clean air or the desirability of cleaning up emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Historian offers overview of environmental issues
The litany of woe has become familiar and seemingly overwhelming: The Earth is running out of fossil fuel and facing chaotic weather due to global warming.
Nuclear waste issues to be tackled by VU-led team
Nuclear power might be "green power" — but only if nuclear waste can be managed properly.
Reducing emissions of direct injection goal of VU research
An automobile engine with 30 percent greater fuel efficiency than current models — but that also meets U.S. emission standards — is the goal of an engineering professor.
Community Development and Ecological Theory
A Vanderbilt Professor writes about how community development is affected by the environment and vice versa.