Ecologue

An important part of sustainability is understanding energy consumption.  Therefore, OSU tracks monthly energy, water and steam usage on campus by reading and recording data from every meter in each building on campus.  This monthly task takes many hours as campus has many buildings and each building can have several meters. During meter reading, data […]

Thirteen dorms and four buildings around campus are committing to save energy through this year’s Building Energy Challenge. Participants are asked to perform various tasks to reduce their energy consumption—such as turning off lights, unplugging unused electronic devices, and replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs). The Challenge will run from February 6th […]

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 directs that states focus funding on energy efficiency and renewable energy.  Thus, additional funding for Oregon’s State Energy Program (SEP) has increased and calls for directing funds to energy efficiency retrofits of buildings and supporting renewable energy projects. The goals of the SEP are to increase […]

In the midst of the holiday season, we would like to take a moment and look forward to a couple opportunities coming up in the new year for students to get more involved with the Student Sustainability Initiative (SSI). 1. Design and Visibility Coordinator – Applications due January 10th, 2012 We are looking to hire an OSU […]

Interested in sustainability? Energy use? Reducing carbon in the air? How about receiving internship credit for working on a project aimed reducing energy use through simple behavior changes? Check out this undergraduate and graduate student internship opportunity for Winter and Spring terms through Energize Corvallis. This winter Energize Corvallis will be planning the OSU Campuses […]

There are many different options available when selecting a compact florescent lamp (CFL) and it can be a little confusing.   If you are a fan of the old incandescent appearance, you can still get that look in a CFL.  For the yellowish color in a light bulb, look for something with a color temperature close […]

In January, EnerG2 will open a new manufacturing plant in Albany, OR. EnerG2 received $21 million in stimulus funding last year as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s support of the electric vehicle industry and raised $14.5 million in venture capital investments. The Seattle based company will manufacture synthetic high-performance carbon electrode material, which […]

There is no doubt that OSU is a big consumer of natural resources.  In FY 2011 (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011), the Corvallis campus consumed more than 100 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, 8.8 million therms of natural gas, and over 230 million gallons of treated water.  The total bill for those […]

OSU Research Office Incentive Programs is requesting Letters of Intent for the National Science Foundation – SEP program.   The due date to the Research Office is December 5, 2011. Sustainable Energy Pathways is part of the NSF-wide initiative on Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability  (SEES).  The Sustainable Energy Pathways solicitation calls for innovative, interdisciplinary […]

Are you a Corvallis resident with possible energy efficiency upgrades?  If so, now is the time to act! The City of Corvallis has low-interest loans of $2,500 to $10,000 for energy efficiency projects, but funds are only available through December 31, 2011.  Energize Corvallis will host an event on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 at […]