Make a Change

The Make a Change, Not a Footprint campaign targets students asking them to make a small change to their everyday life in order to affect a big difference in their world.

Social Media

Capitalizing on the ubiquity of social media, our digital pages encourage the public to take the initiative and lessen their environmental impact by delivering daily tips on sustainable living and the advantages of sustainable design and construction.

Through these tips people are able to “RE:FOCUS” the way they live their lives. Make a Change, Not a Footprint promotes not only sustainable living in the home but the advantages of sustainable design and construction.

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Solar Energy

In the 1830s, British astronomer John Herschel discovered that solar energy could be converted into many forms of energy, when he used a solar thermal collector box to cook food during an expedition to Africa.

Sustainability

Sustainability by definition from the Brundtland Commission is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.  The University of Florida and our solar decathlon team are striving to meet the challenges of sustainability both on our campus as well as throughout the world.

Conservation

Energy conservation is any behavior that results in the use of less energy.  Check our tips to reduce your energy consumption.

Home Energy Audit

Team RE:FOCUS wants our house, as well as yours to be as efficient and sustainable as possible. Below are easy tips that anyone can do to make their home more efficient and help conserve water. By utilizing these tips you are not only reducing your impact on the environment you will also be saving yourself money on your electric bill!