sustainability – Temple Update

TEMPLE HOSTS EARTH DAY EXPO

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 14:27:59 +0000

In celebration of Earth Day, Temple University’s Office of Sustainability and the TSG Sustainability Committee hosted an Earth Day Expo in the Science Education and Research Center lobby. The event brought together clubs and organizations committed to protecting the planet and promoting sustainable living. “We think it’s just a great culmination of all the different research…

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Temple Ambler Hosts EarthFest

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:29:36 +0000

Temple University’s Ambler Campus hosted its annual EarthFest event. The event was full of activities and educational tours for members of Temple University and community members. Each tour focused on different aspects of campus and its local environment. The Field Station tour specifically focused on disturbance ecology. “We were focused on like highlighting the disturbance of the tornado…

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Garden Feeds Sustainable Campus Goals

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:15:58 +0000

To celebrate Temple’s revised climate action plan, The Office of Sustainability decided on the theme of “Act on Climate: the Road to 2050” for this years sustainability week. “We are looking at our road map to 2050, the road to 2050 being the year that are going to carbon neutralizing institution,” Caroline Burkholder said. The Temple Community Garden was established in 2009 and is just one…

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Temple Releases New Climate Action Plan

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:39:17 +0000

President Richard Englert has approved a new climate action plan for 2019 just in time for Earth Day. In line with Philadelphia’s current climate action plan to reduce carbon emissions by aiming to have a carbon neutral campus by 2050. According to Temple Office of Sustainability director Kathleen Grady “The science is clear. We urgently need individuals, institutions and government to take…

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Office of Sustainability Attempts to Meet Philadelphia’s Zero-Waste Goal

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 18:22:15 +0000

In August, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced a new city goal for Philadelphia to become zero-waste by 2035. The goal is ultimately to eliminate the use of landfills and modern day incinerators. To help out with this initiative, Temple University’s Office of Sustainability is doing their part. Every semester, the Office of Sustainability holds a week long celebration to bring attention to…

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Grand Opening of Tiny House

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:38:00 +0000

Temple University’s Tiny House has made its grand opening! After more than two years, Temple’s Office of Sustainability has created a “Tiny House” that promotes sustainability on a smaller scale. Don’t doubt this house’s size, as it includes solar panels, a green roof, and cork siding. These components are not only going to make this house more energy efficient but also promote sustainability…

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Protecting the Planet, Along with Identities

Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:00:23 +0000

Temple’s Office of Information Security and Privacy, Sustainability, and the Computer Recycling Center came together to host the first ever paper shred event. The paper shred event took place on Monday, April 3rd, as one of the many events a part of Sustainability Week at Temple University. A ProShred Security truck came to Founder’s Garden to shred papers and personal documents students, faculty…

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Ambler Helps Bring ‘Holland’ to Philly Flower Show

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 15:15:02 +0000

Philadelphia’s Flower Show is back at the convention center. It is the largest and longest running flower show in the country. Along with the annual show, Temple’s Ambler campus gets their Landscape Design majors back in the competition. Thirteen Ambler students joined forces alongside their professor to conceptualize, design, and implement their exhibit. This planning has been in…

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Owls Get Thrifty @ The Bell Tower

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:59:21 +0000

Walk through main campus and you may feel like your window shopping at a farmers market. The bell tower is home to a new project that was launched by Temple’s Office of Sustainability. The PopUp Thrift Store is an effort to reuse goods ranging form kitchen wear, to towels, to clothing. The store provided students with a cheep and convenient way to recycle their old possessions.

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University composting facility shutdown

Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:17:05 +0000

Last August Temple University rolled out a new composting program to help cut emissions from land filled solid waste by 10 percent. The program was so successful, it won an award in last year’s nationwide Recylmania contest. Unfortunately the university’s environmentally friendly composting-surge was short-lived. In it’s inaugural year, Temple’s composting program diverted nearly 370 tons…

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