With the recent opening of the Zero Energy Research Laboratory at Discovery Park, UNT researchers and students have a state-of-the-art facility to study and develop green energy technologies. The lab allows students to get real-world experience for today’s growing sustainable and renewable energy industry.
Students and faculty also are staying cooler with less environmental impact thanks to recent energy saving upgrades to UNT’s North Chiller Plant, one of two facilities responsible for cooling more than 3 million square feet of office, research and classroom space on the main campus. The energy savings from the project are part of more than $60 million the university plans to save over the next 20 years through the UNT SMART initiative, a 30-month campus-wide energy savings commitment.
These and other green projects cemented UNT’s place for the second consecutive year in The Princeton Review’s “Guide to 322 Green Colleges.” The guide recognizes higher education institutions in the U.S. and Canada that demonstrate notable commitments to sustainability in academics, infrastructure, activities and career preparation.