Sustainability

Since opening its Office of Sustainability in 2006, UF has made sweeping changes across campus to increase energy efficiency and conservation, reduce the use of fossil fuels, promote environmental preservation and much more.  Today, the university has 28 LEED-certified green buildings, a public bus system noted for its heavy use by over 10 million passengers annually, an athletics program dedicated to achieving carbon neutrality for all sports events, an aggressive recycling program and a strong commitment to infusing sustainability in all its educational programs.  The university was also the first to sign the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. UF’s sustainability efforts have been recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, which awarded the university a Silver ranking in 2010.  In 2011, UF was ranked as the top school on the Roberts Environmental Center’s sustainability reporting of the top U.S. universities. UF also received a B+ on the Sustainable Endowment Institute’s College Sustainability Report Card, and has been repeatedly featured in the Princeton Review’s “Guide to 311 Green Colleges.”