Welcome to the Office of Sustainability's website!
What is Sustainability?
Sustainability entails meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, by making social and economic challenges compatible with environmental responsibility. For more information on the office, click here.
Sign up for a FREE Home Energy Solutions energy audit, normally $75! Also, request a street tree for in front of your home
Elm City Green and Healthy Homes
The Elm City Green and Healthy Homes Initiative will bring together various services from the City and partners to make your home healthier and more efficient. As a preview, we are offering free Home Energy Solutions energy audits (normally $75) and free street trees. Sign up today!
The City is rolling out a new single stream recycling program.
Recycling Program
Want to learn about New Haven's recycling program? Visit our recycling page for more information.
Sign up for a FREE Home Energy Solutions energy audit, normally $75! Also, request a street tree for in front of your home
Home Tree Plantings
New Haven, in a partnership with URI, is offering trees to residents who wish to participate in plantings. Find out more...
Climate Change
In 2004, the City of New Haven issued its Climate Change Action Plan in collaboration with ICLEI, a world-wide consortium of local governments addressing climate change issues.
The Yale Community Carbon Fund is a joint project of the Yale Office of Sustainability, and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. The Fund invests in local projects to reduce carbon emissions.
In 2011, the Fund partnered with the City of New Haven Office of Sustainability to provide 125 programmable thermostats to low-income residents who were part of the City's larger home assessment initiative.
Any comments/suggestions E-mail the Webmaster for the City of New Haven or contact the Mayor's Office, 165 Church Street, New Haven CT 06510, Telephone 203-946-8200.
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