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A roundup of Penn Today stories focusing on green infrastructure on campus, in research, in higher education, and in energy policy.

Penn Today Staff

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2026 PPA renewable energy research projects

2026 PPA renewable energy research projects

As part of Penn’s Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with AES Clean Energy, four new research have been announced with funding from the PPA Renewable Energy Research Program for 2026.

Innovating computer chips to run more efficiently
Nhlanhla Mavuso looking at an electronic board in the Moore Building.

Nhlanhla Mavuso of Fluid Silicon at work in the Moore Building.

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Innovating computer chips to run more efficiently

Fluid Silicon, a platform from President’s Sustainability Prize winner Nhlanhla Mavuso, allows computer chips to continuously monitor their health and self-tune as their characteristics change. The technology has the potential to reduce energy usage in data centers and improve reliability in mission-critical applications.

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Arbor Day 2026: Strategies supporting Penn’s urban forest

Arbor Day 2026: Strategies supporting Penn’s urban forest

For 17 consecutive years, Penn has earned Tree Campus Higher Education recognition for its commitment to tree health and conservation; ongoing care requires strategic planning and a focus on renewal and balance within an urban landscape.

In school and in practice, mass timber gains ground

In school and in practice, mass timber gains ground

Penn architects and students are designing with mass timber to highlight its expressive potential and sustainability for construction in cities around the world.

Turning peels into pavers: How Penn designers turn food scraps into biodegradable building materials
Two students working with biodegradable food waste specimens.

At the DumoLab, research associate Yasaman Amirzehni is working to develop a biocomposite suitable for indoor and outdoor cladding applications, which could eventually serve as true structural components like load-bearing columns.

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Turning peels into pavers: How Penn designers turn food scraps into biodegradable building materials

The Weitzman School’s Laia Mogas-Soldevila and Yasaman Amirzehni transform unavoidable food waste—like fruit peels and eggshells, which account for 14.8% of post-consumer restaurant food waste—into durable, biodegradable building materials in collaboration with Penn Dining.

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Major renovation of historic College Hall results in LEED Gold Certification

Major renovation of historic College Hall results in LEED Gold Certification

College Hall, the first building constructed on Penn’s West Philadelphia campus in 1871, earned high marks for sustainability through a combination of energy‑saving systems, waste reduction, and healthy interior design following the completion of its renovation in 2025.