Highlights & Initiatives

Projects, initiatives and news.

Energy efficiency efforts aim for an estimated 35 percent reduction of energy use for MIT Building 46.
Campus Buildings + Architecture (MIT News)

Tackling the MIT campus’s top energy consumers, building by building

A full-building energy efficiency project aims to reduce total campus emissions by 2 percent.
The pavilion offers tech dinghies with their distinctive red MIT sails
Campus Buildings + Architecture (MIT News)

There’s something for everyone at the “front porch of campus”

The MIT Sailing Pavilion, the oldest collegiate organization of its kind, offers community members a chance to sail for free — or just ...
A panel at the 2023 Sustainability Connect event featured Director of Sustainability Julie Newman (left)
Campus Buildings + Architecture (MIT News)

Celebrating a decade of a more sustainable MIT, with a focus on the...

The MIT Office of Sustainability gathers students, staff, faculty, and researchers for annual Sustainability Connect.
The new “MIT Illuminations” installation
Campus Buildings + Architecture (MIT News)

“MIT Illuminations,” a colorful installation and introduction t...

Located in the new MIT Welcome Center in Building E38, the installation expresses the dynamic, vibrant culture of MIT through the medium ...