The Penn State Green Tour
Learn about applied environmental practices, educational
and research programs
and state-of-the-art facilities that are part of the initiative
to "green" the Penn State Campus.
If you are interested please contact us.
Green Facilities on Penn State's Campus:
The 2007 Solar Decathalon MorningStar House
Visit the Penn State 2007 Solar Decathalon Team's website to learn more about the house.
Penn State's new LEED Certified high perforamce building
with PA hardwood products and a 4,700 square-foot Green Roof.
Center for
Sustainability Ecological Systems Laboratory and Solar Tracker
Featuring natural wastewater treatment,
powered by a grid-tied solar photovoltaic tracker array.
Penn
State Organic Materials Processing Center
See where all those dining hall scraps and other organic waste gets turned
into "black gold" for University Park landscaping.
A collaborative research effort with the College of Agriculture and Ag
Engineering.
Hydrogen
Fueling Station
This is no ordinary gas station- learn about this exciting new technology! The Penn State Transportation Institute will be on hand to give a demo with one of their fuel cell cars.
The
Stuckeman Family Building School of Arts and Architecture
Penn State's new Gold LEED
Certified high performance building
with 87% locally sourced materials, native plants and "Green Guard" furniture These are just a small sample
of the environmental initiatives and the Environmental
Business Strategy of Penn State.