Power Smart Practices
On hot days, review campus conservation best practices to help outsmart hitting peak power.
Together, we are Sustainable Stanford
Own Your Role
Move In Sustainably
Guide to reduce your environmental impact as you move onto Stanford’s campus.
Experience the Future of Takeout
A new pilot program tests the newest in takeout innovation. Enjoy your meal, scan the container, and return it to collect your deposit.
Stories
of Impact
How Stanford is Preparing for This Year’s El Niño
Past infrastructure enhancements for capturing and redirecting rainfall have strengthened campus readiness for winter storms.
Bringing the Future of Takeout to Campus
Meet Astha Bhandari ‘26, the Sustainable Stanford fellow getting campus cafés to rethink takeout.
Treasure Hunting at Campus Open Houses Attract Hundreds
Stanford’s first open houses for decommissioned buildings keep over 3,500 items out of the landfill and back in circulation across campus.
Living Lab
Projects
Optimizing Student Reuse
Kai Blakenship ’26 increased event frequency and outreach, as well as institutionalized and expanded admin and student partnerships.
Sustainable Research Computing
Academics, Carbon, Community Engagement, Construction & Demolition, Efficiency, Emissions, Maintenance
Danica Sun ’28 explored smarter resource use for one of Stanford’s major computing clusters.
Decarbonizing Process Steam
Rachel Porter, PhD candidate, investigated alternatives for reducing reliance on Stanford’s natural gas-fired steam plant.
Systems that Work Together
Campus as a Living Lab for Sustainability
Research, lead, and shape sustainability by using all the resources campus has to offer
Protecting Our Power Supply
The Stanford campus community outsmarts hitting peak power by reducing electricity on weekdays from 12 to 8 p.m.
