Below are some links that may be of interest to you. Please send us an email if you are aware of any other FIU web sites that should be added.

FIU Sites:

FIU’s Agroecology Program
http://agroecology.fiu.edu/
This program educates undergraduate and graduate students about sustainable agriculture by teaching them about natural ecological, environmental and sociological principles. The program has an organic garden at the Preserve and facilitates an active compost project using fresh vegetables and fruit waste generated from the Graham Center.

 

FIU’s Recycling Program
Custodial Services Program Outline
The university recycles more than 40 tons of paper each month and tons more monthly of other materials as well. Learn more about this complex process by visiting this Facilities Management page.

 

Future House USA
http://www.futurehouseusa.org/
Faculty and students from FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing were invited by Chinese officials to build an energy efficient house to display at the 2008 "Green" Olympic Summer Games. Future House USA, the house designed by FIU, is going to be part of an environmentally friendly community that will be located near the site of the Games. It is the only U.S. entry in the initiative. Other countries participating include Japan, Italy, Spain and Sweden.

 

FIU’s ARC (Applied Research Center)
http://www.arc.fiu.edu
The multi-disciplinary ARC team focuses on five core research units: environment, waste management, energy, defense and water.

 

FIU’s EGB (Emerging Green Builders)
http://web.eng.fiu.edu/green/Green.htm and www.fiugreen.org
A coalition of students and young professional from engineering, construction management, architecture, business and other disciplines promoting the integration of technology, entrepreneurship, economic and political leadership into the green building movement.

 

FIU’s Energy Business Forum
http://krcem.fiu.edu/Energy.html
A collaboration of FIU’s College of Business Administration and Applied Research Center, the Energy Business Forum seeks to advance fuel security and sustainability by bringing together public and private sectors to develop a diverse portfolio of commercially sustainable alternative fuels.

 

FIU’s International Hurricane Research Center
http://www.ihrc.fiu.edu
The IHRC is an interdisciplinary research center focused on the mitigation of hurricane damage to people, the economy, and the built and natural environments.

 

FIU’s Risk Management & Environmental Health & Safety
http://www.fiu.edu/~ehs/
Everything you ever wanted to know about the environmental, safety and risk management services provided to the university community.

 

FIU’s Southeast Environment Research Center
http://serc.fiu.edu/sercindex/index.htm
Learn about the work of the faculty, research associates, students and technicians from a variety of disciplines who work together on environmental research efforts in the southeastern United States and neotropics.

 

FIU’s SEA (Students for Environmental Action)
http://www.fiu.edu/~sea
FIU’s active environmental student organization.

 

Non-FIU Sites: Carbon Footprint Calculator
http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx
How big is your carbon footprint? This free site will help you figure it out as well as learn how to reduce it and offset it.

 

Care 2 Job Finder
http://jobs.care2.com
Part of Care 2 Make a Difference, this web site bills itself as the world’s largest listing of jobs with socially responsible companies.

 

GreenerMiami
http://www.greenermiami.com/greenermiami/2006/03/about_greenermi.html
This environmentally focused web magazine (blog) seeks "to awaken the Greener Miamian" in its readers.

 

Citizens for a Better South Florida
http://www.abettersouthflorida.org/index.htm
FIU’s own Dr. Jack Parker serves on the Board of Directors of this worthwhile organization that was founded in 1988 as one of the first multi-lingual environmental education organizations in the United States.

 

Travel Alternatives
http://www.environmentallyfriendlyhotels.com
Travelers in search of vacation destinations can stay in eco-style. Environmentally Friendly Hotels maintains a global database of hotels, resorts, lodges, inns, motels and bed and breakfasts that are implementing green measures.