Resources
As Stanford advances in its mission to incorporate sustainability into all aspects of campus life, the Office of Sustainability and its partners provide a number of fact sheets, best practices guides, and campus information to equip the community to achieve the highest level of engagement. In addition, here you can find the Sustainable Stanford: Year in Review, which documents the annual progress of the university. Building dashboards present a composite view of building-level resource consumption for all reporting buildings on campus.
Campus reports
Sustainability at Stanford: A Year in Review
- A Year in Review: 2020-21
- A Year in Review: 2019-20
- A Year in Review: 2018-19
- A Year in Review: 2017-18
- A Year in Review: 2016-17
- A Year in Review: 2015-16
- A Year in Review: 2014-15
- A Year in Review: 2013–14
- A Year in Review: 2012–13
- A Year in Review: 2011–12
- A Year in Review: 2010–11
- A Year In Review: 2009–10
- A Year In Review: 2008–09
Energy and Climate Plan
- Energy and Climate Plan – Third Edition (2015)
- Energy and Climate Plan – Second Edition (2013)
- Energy and Climate Plan – First Edition (2009)
Zero Waste Planning Report
Guides and Fact Sheets
Campus-wide Programs and Opportunities
- Cardinal Green Stanford Athletics
- Climate Action/SESI
- Green Buildings – New Construction
- Green Buildings – Operations and Maintenance
- Greening Events at Stanford
- Renewable Energy
- SESI Project: Steam to Hot Water Conversion
- Stanford Space Planning
- Sustainable Demolition – Terman Engineering
- Sustainable Buildings at Stanford
- Water Conservation – Planning and Programs
- Water Conservation – Non-Potable Water
- Water Conservation, Reuse and Recycling Master Plan
- Zero Waste Guidelines
- Redwood City Waste Sorting Guidelines
Building-level Programs and Opportunities
- Create an ERP Custom Project
- Distributed Server Rooms
- Fume Hood Energy Conservation
- Improve Lighting Efficiency
- Improve Water Efficiency
- Participate in Deskside Recycling Program
- Receive Free Smart Strips and Timers Through ERP Express
- Receive Rebates for Server Virtualization and Relocation
- Recycling
- Reduce Computing Energy Use
- Set up an Interior Composting Program
- Start a Café Composting Program
- Start a Departmental Bike Share Program
- Y2E2 Building
Individual Programs and Opportunities
- Chill Up your Ultra Low Temperature Freezer
- Eat More Sustainably
- Green Events
- Improve Printer Efficiency
- Improve Refrigerator Efficiency
- Install Timers on Lab Equipment
- Minimize Use of Space Heater
- Reduce Your Commute Impact
- Reducing Plug Load Consumption
- Save Energy in Laboratories
- Turn Off For Break – Individual Action
- Voluntary Lab Recycling Program
- Use Smart Strips
Students' Guide to Sustainable Living
- Students' Guide – Fourth Edition
- Students' Guide – Third Edition
- Students' Guide – Second Edition
- Students' Guide – First Edition
SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS program materials
Reports
- Scope 3 Emissions Inventory
- Business Travel White Paper
- Student Travel White Paper
- Fuel & Energy White Paper
- Waste White Paper
- Radiative Forcing Memo
- Reuse Template
Student Projects
- Life Cycle Analysis of Conference Travel vs. Virtual Conferencing Hardware- Full Report
- Life Cycle Analysis of Conference Travel vs. Virtual Conferencing Hardware- Summary Poster
- Life Cycle Analysis of Cloud Computing vs. Onsite Servers - Full Report
- Life Cycle Analysis of Cloud Computing vs. Onsite Servers - Summary Poster
- Scope 3 Student Working Group Air Travel Carbon Charge Program White Paper & Recommendations
- Sustainable Building Materials Overview
- Lower Emissions Med/Lab Materials
- Construction Tools Summary