Architect Magazine has selected York U’s School of Continuing Studies Building as a winner of its Architecture & Interiors Award of Merit, recognizing the project’s innovative, boundary-pushing design.
Three York University researchers have received support from the Lassonde Innovation Fund for interdisciplinary projects that will explore green roofs, planetary skies and how cells respond to biological signals.
Following the SDGs-in-the-Classroom Toolkit being named an international finalist for the Green Gown Awards, which recognizes exceptional sustainability initiatives, the team behind the resource share how the toolkit was created.
This summer, the York University Energy Management team has adjusted how it heats and cools the Keele Campus, resulting in a reduction in emissions that will play a big role in helping the University meets its net-zero goals.
Professor Liam Butler is teaming up with construction company Printerra to transform the future of housing with 3D printing and low-carbon concrete.
Tom Watt, director of Food Services at York U, will join the Fairtrade Canada Board of Governors, where he will lend his voice – and York’s – to advance fair trade efforts across the country.
During hot weather, York University Facilities Services leads with a program that ensures the community stays cool, while helping the University meet its sustainability goals.
A new living wall – made up of 260 plants of varying species – has been installed at the Student Counselling, Health & Well-being office to promote tranquility for those who visit and work there.
Eight Lassonde researchers are working to enhance the lithium production supply chain as part of a $1.5-million initiative funded by the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada.
The Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) is looking to empower high-school students as the next generation of sustainability changemakers.