Sustainability

Biodiesel-fueled transit: UNH is transitioning its entire fleet of diesel vehicles to the use of low sulfur B20 biodiesel. In fall 2006, the UNH transit system began use of B20 in eight new CARB certified low-floor diesel buses. UNH also has six compressed natural gas (CNG) shuttle buses, four bi-fuel CNG/gas-powered pickup trucks, an all-electric non-transit utility van.

Broad and diverse engineering disciplines that encompass the design, construction, assessment and maintenance of the constructed and natural infrastructure of society.

Promotes collaboration and collective impact towards the goal of greater energy self-reliance and weather resilience that contribute to healthy, prosperous, and sustainable communities across New England.

Committed to supporting and sustaining an educational community that is inclusive, diverse and equitable.

Milk from our own organic dairy; produce raised in the student-operated organic garden; apples right off the tree at UNH's Woodman Farm. Our used cooking oil ends up as fuel to power farm equipment and heat campus greenhouses. Food waste is turned to compostable pulp.

An area of study that works toward a future where people live with respect for the Earth’s natural systems and for each other.

Participates in partnerships and automation to conserve energy and to promote a green vision of the future.

A regional research partnership focused on strengthening the scientific basis for decision-making through sustainability science.

A center focused on the increasingly important trend of “social innovation,” the term widely used to describe the entrepreneurial, market-based approach to developing solutions to society’s pressing social and environmental problems.

The Student Environmental Action Coalition is a group of students dedicated to bringing awareness and events surrounding sustainability to campus.

Sustainability is a core value of UNH, shaping our culture, informing our behavior, and is a guiding principle in everything we do. As a nationally recognized leader in sustainability, UNH draws on the Sustainability Institute to act as convener, cultivator and champion of sustainability on campus, in the state and region, and around the world.

A program offering a flexible curriculum to students seeking to acquire integrated knowledge and experiences related to modern agricultural and food systems and/or preparing for varied careers in these fields.

The UNH Sustainability Institute collaborates with departments and offices across campus to convene task forces in four key systems of sustainability: biodiversity, climate, food and culture.

UNH Trash 2 Treasure (T2T) is a student-run social enterprise with the mission of assisting students, UNH and the local community in reducing waste. T2T’s main initiative is to run the move-out collection and yard sale program, reducing unnecessary discarded items from entering landfills.

Slow Food at the University of New Hampshire is a collective effort to educate students, faculty, and the local Durham community about the production, consumption, and enjoyment of foods that are Good to the senses, Clean for the environment, and sold through Fair practices that support local economies.