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CU Boulder driving sustainability forward with 1st electric trash truck

Nancy Portner — Fri, 02 May 2025 19:40:44 +0000

CU Boulder driving sustainability forward with 1st electric trash truck Nancy Portner Fri, 05/02/2025 - 13:40

CU Boulder is set to receive its first electric trash truck, expected to arrive within 12 to 18 months. It will replace a diesel truck and reduce annual diesel fuel consumption by approximately 1,200 gallons.

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CU Boulder Launches New Snow Removal Webpage

Nancy Portner — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:46:56 +0000

CU Boulder Launches New Snow Removal Webpage Nancy Portner Fri, 03/07/2025 - 07:46

CU Boulder has unveiled a new webpage dedicated to snow removal, providing information on how the university manages snow to ensure campus safety and accessibility.

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Take a look at Josh’s incredible murals!

Nancy Portner — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:53:41 +0000

Take a look at Josh’s incredible murals! Nancy Portner Thu, 03/06/2025 - 10:53

Our talented painter from the structural shop, Josh Bertolini, created ten masterpieces for a campus customer on the 4th floor of the ARCE building, and one (the Flatirons mural) for our FacMan sign shop.

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CU Boulder Surplus Store reduces environmental impact, saves money

Nancy Portner — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:27:31 +0000

CU Boulder Surplus Store reduces environmental impact, saves money Nancy Portner Thu, 01/16/2025 - 10:27

The CU Boulder Distribution Center announced plans to open a storefront—located at 3300 Walnut Ave., Unit A, Boulder, CO 80301—where students, faculty, staff and community members will be able to shop for surplus goods no longer in use by campus departments.

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Campus delays and closures: What you need to know

Nancy Portner — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:56:02 +0000

Campus delays and closures: What you need to know Nancy Portner Thu, 01/16/2025 - 09:56

Winter and springtime along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains can bring volatile weather conditions. CU Boulder’s campus closure policy clarifies delays and closures caused by extreme weather, power outages and other emergencies. Here’s what campus community members need to know.

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CU Boulder secures $3.4M in funding for electric buses

Nancy Portner — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:57:14 +0000

CU Boulder secures $3.4M in funding for electric buses Nancy Portner Mon, 12/16/2024 - 14:57

In the ongoing march to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, CU Boulder has been awarded two separate grants totaling $3.4 million to support the expansion of the electric Buff Bus fleet.

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New sunflower bed celebrates CU pride

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:54:13 +0000

New sunflower bed celebrates CU pride Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 08/06/2024 - 13:54

This year, I&S’s Outdoor Services team planted a new “campus colors” garden featuring the CU red cockeral sunflower. The garden creates a beautiful gateway to campus on the west side of the broadway multi-use path, south of Pleasant Street and west of Hale Science.

The garden design features the university's colors with dark millet and three kinds of rudbeckia: Denver daisy, Indian summer, and prairie sunset. To add contrast, we included Artemisia “Parfum d' Ethiopia” for a touch of silver and “white imp” Bidens for early blooms. We hope you enjoy this vibrant and thoughtfully curated garden!

Sunflowers can also be found in other locations on campus, such as the north side of Regent and in a roundabout near Fleming.

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I&R hosts zero waste outdoor picnic

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:45:02 +0000

I&R hosts zero waste outdoor picnic Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 08/06/2024 - 13:45

Our recent Staff Appreciation event resulted in a 93% diversion rate thanks to the enthusiastic support from I&R employees and event planners. By using reusable dishes and silverware and scraping plates into a “food-scraps-only” bucket, we achieved zero waste. An event, household or operation is considered “zero waste” when 90% or more of its discards are diverted from the landfill.

As you may be aware, changes in acceptable compost feedstock made items like “compostable” plates, napkins and service-ware no longer acceptable. These rule changes made it nearly impossible to host zero waste events on campus for the last couple of years, so this really is a milestone accomplishment for campus. Thanks to all who made this possible!

2024 I&R zero waste picnic, by the numbers

We had 7.9 pounds of trash (almost exclusively paper napkins), which is going to the landfill.

We had:

31 pounds of aluminum
21 pounds of cardboard/fiberboard
9.6 pounds of recyclable stretchy plastic film
48.3 pounds of food scraps

All of which will be diverted from the landfill. Using the standard diversion rate formula: Diverted/(Diverted+Landfill)= 109.9/(109.9+7.9)=.933= 93.3% diversion rate.

Anything 90% or greater is considered Zero Waste, so we absolutely, bona fide, crushed it. Keeping almost 50 pounds of food scraps out the landfill alone is extremely impressive! And there was absolutely no contamination in the food-scrap bin, being monitored as it was.

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3 things to know about campus composting

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:55:39 +0000

3 things to know about campus composting Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/11/2023 - 08:55

Compost guidelines for Colorado changed in April. Right now, only food scraps and plant trimmings can be composted. Here are three things to know about how this change impacts composting on campus.

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Campuswide building access updates

Anonymous — Fri, 12 May 2023 19:35:56 +0000

Campuswide building access updates Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 05/12/2023 - 13:35

Beginning this summer, CU Boulder Facilities Management teams, with the support of the ADA compliance office, will be upgrading building access.

In addition to the $3.4 million classroom security project that addresses security upgrades for 300 rooms across campus, campus is also prioritizing upgrades to exterior doors to make them operable with Buff OneCard readers so there are fewer exit-only doors.

Many campus buildings typically have only one exterior door accessible via card reader. Eighteen buildings will have additional doors added to the campuswide system that allows them to be controlled electronically and on a schedule such that they will be accessible to those with Buff OneCards.

If you notice access issues, including broken doors/locks and ADA issues, contact your building proctor, who will connect with Access Services and/or the ADA compliance offic

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