Archive: sustainability

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Georgetown Opens New Apartment-Style Student Housing in Byrnes, Hayden and Henle Halls

The new state-of-the-art residential building includes a variety of sustainability features. The solar panels on the roofs of all three of the buildings will generate energy and…

September 3, 2025

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Georgetown Advances Waste Management Practices Across Campuses 

Have you ever experienced the confusion of walking up to a waste bin on campus and not knowing which bin your items should be placed in? Over the summer, partners in university…

September 2, 2025

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For College Students, It’s Summer Vacation. For Scavengers, It’s Christmas.

For local scavengers, graduation season is a great time to salvage expensive household items and luxury goods abandoned by departing.…

June 9, 2025

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VIEWPOINT: Keeping Our Current and Future Hoyas in Mind

Georgetown University is modernizing its aging infrastructure through key projects like the Healy and Copley Lawn Utilities Project and the New Residential Complex. These…

April 4, 2025

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GU to Replace ICC Solar Panels, Roof

Georgetown University will replace the roof and defunct 1982 solar panels on the Edward B. Bunn Intercultural Center, installing an upgraded 654 kW system. The project supports…

March 21, 2025