Sustainability Profile: Northern Arizona University

Located a little over an hour from the Grand Canyon, Northern Arizona University has made campus sustainability a priority within its university system. Led by President John Haeger, the university is striving to become carbon neutral by 2020. Below is a list of NAU’s accomplishments, LEED buildings and facilities and a video by Heather Farley, the coordinator for NAU’s Office of Sustainability describing their efforts to reduce the university’s carbon footprint.

Northern Arizona University’s Sustainability Accomplishments 

NAU’s LEED Certified Buildings

Heather Farley, coordinator for NAU’s Office of Sustainability, discusses the climate action plan, the university’s carbon footprint, sustainability initiatives, and ways individuals can reduce their carbon footprint.

 

by Pat Byington, Editor of The Green Register