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...
Yale Sculpture Bldg & Gallery - PLATINUM
(3/11/2010) Architect: Kieran Timberlake
Yale's new Sculpture Building is a 51,000 sq. ft. space that houses undergraduate and graduate Sculpture programs of the School of Art located on the west side of the main campus (on the block bound by Edgewood Ave. and Park, Chapel and Howe Streets). The Building provides three floors of individual and group studios above ground and basement floors of classrooms, machine shops, and administrative spaces. Attached to the building via a lower level ramp is a 3,000 sq. ft. single room gallery with mezzanine space that will be used to display year-end shows, ongoing exhibitions, and occasional lectures. Follow this link for more information.
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1/3/2012: Reduce heat loss through your fireplace by making sure that the damper is closed when the fireplace ... Click to read more...
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