In addition to the wind turbine and our new energy-efficient solar house, the School's recently completed girls' dormitory employs recycled, wood and low-VOC construction materials; hot-water solar panels; flooring materials from renewable and recycled sources; energy-recovery ventilators; low-flow shower heads and toilets; high-efficiency/low-emission Viessmann boilers; and a number of other conservation features.   

The School's security and maintenance departments operate two electric vehicles on campus, and the School's dining services department has successfully implemented a "tray-less" dining program, a composting program, and a partnership with Newport Biodiesel (the School provides the waste cooking oil used by its dining services to Newport Biodiesel for clean-burning alternative fuel).

Each office on campus maintains paper and plastic recycling bins, and our Portsmouth Abbey Bulletin is printed on FSC-certified paper, a product group from well-managed forests and other controlled sources, all to benefit the environment.

Visit our Green Galleryto see photos of our environmental projects on campus.