Office of Energy & Sustainability

UnPower Hour, held this past March 21, was an event in which participants switched off as many lights, equipment, and appliances as possible to reduce their energy consumption for one hour. Registrants recruited colleagues and coordinated the event in their work area.

30 Green Leaders joined the event and recruited 210 participants.

Based on the reported actions completed during that hour and energy data, we conservatively estimated we saved 162....

To celebrate Earth Month, the Office of Energy and Sustainability organized two annual events, the One Healthcare Ecochallenge and the Stop and Swap.

We participated in the second annual One Healthcare Ecochallenge, a free, virtual, and friendly month-long competition between healthcare organizations that aims to promote healthy, sustainable habits and community health. Forty-four Weill Cornell Medicine employees and students...

Data Center

The Office of Energy & Sustainability worked with ITS to consolidate Weill Cornell Medicine’s three data centers, modernizing the data infrastructure and significantly reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions. Pre-consolidation, data centers were located in the D building (1300 York Avenue), Weill Greenberg Center (WGC), and Belfer Research Building (BRB). The data centers in the D building and WGC had aged and consumed substantial energy, while the data center in the BRB is...