Plan takes shape for MIT sustainability
A group of recommendations issued today sets MIT on a path to align its campus operations along a core set of sustainability principles, setting a strong foundation for rigorous and innovative Institute-wide goal setting, measurement and verification, and implementation of strategies moving forward. These recommendations — titled “The Sustainability Working Group Recommendations: An integrative vision for our buildings, stormwater, landscape and labs” — follow a 10-month process guided by the MIT Office of Sustainability. These recommendations are aligned with and advance the recently released MIT Plan for Action on Climate Change, which calls for a series of actions that lead to a local response to climate mitigation, adaptation, and resiliency. This initial report also sets in place a process to develop a comprehensive set of goals for reducing the use of energy and water on campus, which will be established by June 2016. With the release of these recommendations and a timetable...