Colleges and universities are places where innovation thrives. Therefore, they are a great place to start shifting gears in terms of energy use. They can come up with new technologies and innovations to provide the school energy while reducing its carbon footprint. This video shows the schools with the best sustainable energy degree programs. This is useful for anyone interesting in expanding their knowledge about environmental issues and joining the energy shift towards more renewable sources. Of course, these degree programs translate into their campuses being extremely sustainable.
This video should serve as an example as what other campuses can do to become more sustainable. Of course schools like Stanford and MIT are at the forefront of new and exciting green technologies. However, University of Maryland is a public university that offers a masters degree in sustainable energy. If campuses want to become more sustainable, maybe they should start with implementing some of these programs to get the students actively involved in the movement. Then it would be much more likely to see a shift in the way campuses are run.
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The University of California Berkeley is one of the top 5 sustainable schools included in the video. The image above shows the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation at the campus. This building is LEED Platinum certified and was created to reduce energy use by 90 percent. As you can see in the picture, the entire roof of the building consists of solar panels which provide its electricity. Other colleges and universities should take these top five schools as great examples of shifting to a more sustainable way of life.
References: Successful Student. “Successful Student Presents: Top 5 Sustainable and Renewable Colleges” YouTube, 15 February 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Prr9CsQXg&t=1s&list=LL8WWggMAJxwIFwtMH2OCvww&index=1.
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