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When it comes to identifying highly sought-after campus-wide resources, the word “space” likely tops the list. In the last 15 years, tens of millions of dollars has been spent to increase physical facilities and it is evident UNC Charlotte will continue to grow “by leaps and bounds.” To date, the 1,000-acre campus has approximately 9.8 […]

The UNC Charlotte Green Office Program, an initiative piloted by the Sustainability Office in 2015, has reported a notable rise in the number of Green Office certifications. The program, now in its third year, encourages and lends support to offices to participate in self-guided assessments that identify ways to improve daily operations to reduce their […]

A tree planting, the spring Campus Cleanup and an Earth Day Festival are just some of the activities planned by UNC Charlotte’s Sustainability Office to encourage the University community be become more aware of and involved in environmental issues. On Wednesday, April 5, which is Tree Campus USA Day, there will be a ceremonial tree […]

UNC Charlotte was honored with 2016 Tree Campus USA® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management. Tree Campus USA is a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in […]

The UNC Charlotte Hechenbleikner Lake is now designated as a Certified Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). NWF, America’s largest wildlife conservation and education organization, recognized the university’s efforts to spearhead initiatives to create and maintain a space on campus that is wildlife hospitable. For decades, the organization has certified sites including yards, […]

As part of the University’s strategic Five-year Capital Construction Plan, work to transform the Academic Complex in the historic core of campus will begin in January. “The goal of the Academic Complex Renovation (ACR) project is to modernize the Denny, Macy, Barnard, Garinger and Winningham buildings. Work to overhaul the complex will occur in three […]

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has earned a STARS Silver rating for its accomplishments in sustainability from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System, is a comprehensive framework for colleges and universities to measure sustainability performance and achievements in four categories […]

The UNC Charlotte campus, during the next five-year period, will be undergoing a heightened level of physical expansion. Over the past year Facilities Management (FM) and Financial Services worked together with campus units to create a strategic Five-Year Capital Construction Plan, which was approved by Chancellor Philip L. Dubois. The Five-Year Plan, as its most […]

In The Princeton Review’s seventh annual edition of its “green guide,” the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is listed among the 361 most environmentally responsible colleges in the nation. Factored in to this designation includes the University’s continued excellence as the region’s premier urban research institute, its commitment to build all future building projects […]

The Facilities Management Building Environmental Services and Recycling (BES&R) unit takes great pride in its responsibility to maintain the cleanliness of campus facilities. Through its cleaning program, BES staff thoroughly clean offices/cubicles once per week. The weekly services, which are rendered on Wednesday evenings, include: Vacuum floors; and Dust and wipe down of furniture and […]