Caltech Makes “Green Honor Roll”

Just in time for Earth Week and month, the Princeton Review “graded” over 800 schools on their environmental friendliness, and Caltech was one of only a handful to earn the highest possible score of 99.

With its green infrastructure and environmentally focused academic opportunities, the Princeton Review report called Caltech “a giant in sustainability.”

A write-up on the review’s website noted the pioneering use of:

• Self-managed green revolving funds
• Energy-efficiency projects
• Contributions to cleaner air

Those were highlights of the Institute’s devotion to the green movement, according to the review.

The commendation also called attention to the campus’s environmentally friendly buildings—such as the Annenberg Center and the Schlinger Laboratory—and the sustainability-focused classes and research opportunities available through the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, the Linde Center for Global Environmental Science, and the Resnick Sustainability Institute.

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