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    Ho Do We Compare?

    Throughout the year other organizations monitor, evaluate and even rank University Sustainability Programs. Find IIT’s ratings and rankings below.

    USGBC - LEED Certification
    LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

    LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings' performance.

    LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

    Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE): Stars Program
    The Institute evaluates universities around North American in the areas of Administration, Climate and Energy, Food and Recycling, Green Building, Student Involvement, Transportation, and Endowments. 
    Other Programs

    Sustainability Endowment Institute

    The Sustainable Endowment Institute ranks universities through their “Green Report Card ”, reporting their rankings of the College Sustainability Report Card evaluates universities around North American in the areas of Administration, Climate and Energy, Food and Recycling, Green Building, Student Involvement, Transportation, and Endowments.


    IIT is proud to have improved its overall grade from a “D” in 2009 to a “C+” in 2010 (a “B” without the three endowments)

    Princeton Review

    The Princeton Review helps prospective students with evaluation of Colleges and Universities through their evaluation of several criteria has a “Green Rating ” and a “Green Honor Roll”. They evaluate based on a survey using criteria through Eco-America.

    IIT rating for the 2010 academic year was a 92, an improvement from an 82 on the previous score.

     

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