Going Green, Getting Gold<\/h3><\/p>\nBU\u2019s portfolio of LEED-certified spaces now exceeds 1.85 million square feet, due to
\nrecent renovations to the Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences lobby and classrooms and the
\n9th floor of Kilachand Hall. Both have received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold
\ncertification from the US Green Building Council<\/strong><\/a>, another notable step in our ongoing
\ncommitment to be net carbon neutral by 2040. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nThe Power of the Pedal<\/h3><\/p>\nThe Campus Climate Lab<\/a> brings students and faculty together to conduct research designed to make campus more sustainable. This year, a project at the College of Engineering hit on a creative way to get real-time data about air pollution in neighborhoods across Boston: riding a bike<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe project team developed an air-quality sensor attached to the front of a bike from Bluebikes, Boston\u2019s bike-share system. As air passes through the device, it measures levels of carbon dioxide, methane, particulate matter, and nitrous oxide, while recording temperature and humidity. A GPS tracks where data is collected.<\/p>\n
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Early testing indicates enormous potential for identifying where gas pipes may be leaking methane or urban heat islands could use more trees and shade.<\/p>\n
The team was awarded the 2024 Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize<\/strong><\/a>, given to the Campus Climate Lab project judged to have the greatest impact on BU\u2019s Climate Action Plan<\/a>. Their invention emphasizes environmental health and neighborhood equity\u2014paving the way for a better future for us all. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1859,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"bu-landing","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":452,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions\/452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
BU\u2019s portfolio of LEED-certified spaces now exceeds 1.85 million square feet, due to The Campus Climate Lab<\/a> brings students and faculty together to conduct research designed to make campus more sustainable. This year, a project at the College of Engineering hit on a creative way to get real-time data about air pollution in neighborhoods across Boston: riding a bike<\/a>.<\/p>\n The project team developed an air-quality sensor attached to the front of a bike from Bluebikes, Boston\u2019s bike-share system. As air passes through the device, it measures levels of carbon dioxide, methane, particulate matter, and nitrous oxide, while recording temperature and humidity. A GPS tracks where data is collected.<\/p>\n Early testing indicates enormous potential for identifying where gas pipes may be leaking methane or urban heat islands could use more trees and shade.<\/p>\n The team was awarded the 2024 Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize<\/strong><\/a>, given to the Campus Climate Lab project judged to have the greatest impact on BU\u2019s Climate Action Plan<\/a>. Their invention emphasizes environmental health and neighborhood equity\u2014paving the way for a better future for us all. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1859,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"bu-landing","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":452,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions\/452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nrecent renovations to the Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences lobby and classrooms and the
\n9th floor of Kilachand Hall. Both have received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold
\ncertification from the US Green Building Council<\/strong><\/a>, another notable step in our ongoing
\ncommitment to be net carbon neutral by 2040. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nThe Power of the Pedal<\/h3>
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