Award Archives
2015
- Iowa State University listed on "The Greenest Universities in America"
- Listed "Green Schools," The Princeton Review
- Listed "Coolest Schools" by Sierra Club
- Ranked #3 Most Eco-Friendly College in Midwest
- Ranked “Greenest Campus in Iowa," EcoWatch
- Listed "Top 25 Most Beautiful Campuses in the World," Buzzfeed
- Listed in "Top 50 Green Fleet Award" winner
- Achieved LEED Gold Certification for Curtiss Harl Commons
- Achieved LEED Gold Certification for Curtiss Hall Student Services Mall
- Achieved LEED Gold Certification for Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center
- Named a Princeton Review Green School
2014
- Listed "Green Schools," The Princeton Review
- Voted "The Greenest College Campus" in Iowa by eCollegeFinder
- Achieved LEED Gold Certification for Troxel Hall
- Achieved LEED Silver Certification for Bergstrom Football Complex
- Named a Princeton Review Green School
2013
- Received Gold Certification, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) STARS
- Achieved LEED Gold Certification for Small Animal Hospital at the Lloyd Veterinary Medicine Center
- Named a Princeton Review Green School
2012
- Achieved LEED Platinum Certification for State Gym Expansion and Renovation
- Named a Princeton Review Green School
2011
- Received "B" on College Sustainability Report Card, sponsored by the Sustainable Endowments Institute
- Achieved LEED Gold Certification for Hach Hall
- Achieved LEED Gold Certification for Biorenewables Research Laboratory
- Achieved LEED Gold for Hach Hall
- Named a Princeton Review Green School
2010
- Received Iowa Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award
- Received "B-" on College Sustainability Report Card, sponsored by the Sustainable Endowments Institute
- Achieved LEED Platinum Certification for College of Design King Pavilion
- Named a Princeton Review Green School
2008
- Recognized as "An Exemplary School for On-Campus Clean Energy Sources and Cogeneration" by National Wildlife Federation
- Recognized as "An Exemplary School for Recycling More than 80% of Total Municipal Waste Generated" by National Wildlife Federation
- Recognized as "A School Committed to doing more with Energy Efficiency, Conservation and Renewable Energy" by National Wildlife Federation
- Recognized as "A School Committed to do more with Recycling, Solid Waste and Materials Flow" by National Wildlife Federation
- Achieved LEED Silver Certification for Morrill Hall