Going green isn't a fad. It's the future.
We've got green thumbs, and buildings, and buses, and res halls, and a lot of other green initiatives. Everywhere you look, Loyola's using the latest technology to protect our planet. The water you drink, the energy you use, even the stuff you throw away—it's all evidence of our commitment to sustainability.
Transportation
Low-impact travel options
Energy
A "Net-Zero" energy plan
Food
Locally-sourced, campus-grown
Waste
Recycling and composting
Water
Managing and conserving
Biodiversity
Protecting fragile ecosystems
Students don’t have to get their hands dirty to help with Loyola’s commitment to sustainability, but we’re not sure why you wouldn’t want to.
Our biodiesel lab is not just an educational tool. It’s a student-run, certified-green business that produces and sells fuel, soap, and much more.
During summer and fall, students help manage a weekly farmers market and sell campus-grown produce right outside the Loyola ‘L’ stop.
Whether it’s Earth Day or just because, our students often use their green thumbs to lend other Chicago communities a hand.
With 98 acres of greenery, Loyola's Retreat and Ecology Campus offers space for both conservation and adventure.
Loyola has a lot more to offer than just a greenhouse—though at 3,1000 square feet, our Ecodome does deserve a small shout-out.
By the numbers
19
million gallons of rainwater that Loyola diverts annually from Chicago’s sewers
111
plastic soda bottles make up each chair at Engrained Café
55,000+
square feet of green roofs at Loyola, the most of any college in the Midwest
“I can definitely say that my best memories were made at the gardens on campus. Having so much green space on an urban campus is a privilege. ”
— Magdalena Nykaza
Institute for Environmental Sustainability
The new Institute of Environmental Sustainability combines academics and research with sustainable agriculture and community living. And it does it all in one amazing facility.
1The Ecodome
More than a pretty facade2Clean energy lab
The future of fuel3Geothermal system
Using the Earth's energy4Aquaponics
A symbiotic system
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