Greening our Campus
How are we lightening Portland State University's impact on our environment?
With over 50 academic, residential, administrative, office, and recreational buildings spread across 47 acres of Portland's urban center, Portland State University has a unique relationship with its surroundings. More than 26,000 students make use of PSU's facilities each year, in addition to nearly 2000 staff, faculty, and community members. In doing so, we require services that we might never think about (heating & cooling buildings,
mowing lawn, waste and recycling collection), consuming vast resources (water, electricity, natural gas, food), and leaving a lasting impact on our ecosystem, community, and campus infrastructure (roads, buildings, grounds, trees).
The Facilities & Planning Sustainability Office:
- tracks and reports PSU's resource stewardship performance,
- facilitates communciation on campus so each person has access to information,
- supports students, department sustainability liaisons & green teams to become conservation leaders,
- coordinates strategic planning to assure continuous improvement in resource conservation.
Find out how and where we've incorporated sustainability into campus operations by taking our 
Self-guided Sustainability Tour.
Learn about PSU's support for Sustainability by reading President Bernstine's 2001 Convocation Speech.
Contact Us
Phone: (503) 725-8945
Please contact us with questions or comments regarding campus sustainability. We welcome your participation in improving PSU's sustainability efforts, and are eager to receive your input.
We are located in the University Services Building, Rm 202.
Mailing Address:
Facilities and Planning (FAP)
Post Office Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751
In The News
Portland State University was recently featured in the Portland Tribune's new Sustainable Life section for its commitment to incorporating sustainability into campus operations and academics. Read the article here.
