Starting out green
Harvard freshman Ashleigh Cote says she heard about the University’s commitment to sustainability before she arrived on campus last month. She wanted to know more, so she took a green tour of Harvard Yard to find out how the College is reducing its environmental footprint. “I’m excited to learn my own habits, to build my own environmental habits on campus,” Cote said at the end of the 30-minute tour led by Brandon Geller ’08, Green Program senior coordinator for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). Cote and her classmates have been learning how they can help Harvard build a greener, healthier campus, aided by returning students and administrative staff at FAS who have partnered with the Office for Sustainability (OFS) to integrate environmental awareness into the student experience. The “Green Tour” — which includes the Canaday Hall solar thermal and steam heat recovery project, as well as organic landscaping — was just...