At a press conference in Central Islip, N.Y. (from left), Daniel Rapka (M.S. '07), U.S. Congressman Steve Israel, Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., president of NYIT, and Greg Banhazl, NYIT director of business development, answer questions regarding the university's "green print" initiatives.

With the help of U.S. Congressman Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), NYIT has received $500,000 in federal funding to create a "green print" that will determine the university's carbon footprint. The funds will also be used to subsidize student and faculty research of energy alternatives and help reduce energy consumption on campus and in the community.

Specific energy-saving technologies developed through NYIT's Center for Metropolitan Sustainability include the construction of solar energy carports for plug-in hybrid vehicles, measuring campus buildings for electrical use and BTU fuel, and testing to determine the most efficient photovoltaic and battery technologies. The center will also be installing occupancy sensors in classrooms and water-saving devices in rest areas; encouraging campus-wide paper recycling and employee carpooling; recovering cooking oil for use in biodiesel; and participating in greater community outreach to promote these and other sustainable initiatives.

"As a global university, NYIT must be an exemplary steward of the environment and set an example in our communities from New York to Nanjing to Abu Dhabi," said Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., president of NYIT.

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