The Sierra Club is the oldest and largest grassroots organization in the United States. It was founded in 1892 by the well-known conservationist John Muir (Muir Woods to name one example).

The Sierra Club recognized Bentley University as one of America's greenest campuses, according to Sierra magazine's Top 100 Coolest Schools list. Rankings were based on energy supply, energy efficiency, food, academics, purchasing, transportation, waste management, administration, financial investments, and a section entitled "other initiatives."

Bentley University is located at 175 Forest Street in Waltham, MA.

"Climate change affects everything and everyone," says Amanda Navarroli King, Bentley manager of sustainability and a former environmental consultant at Boston-based Environmental Resources Management. "Combating climate change is about coming together to solve an environmental, economic and quality of life issue." Source

In 2007 Bentley President Gloria Cordes Larson signed the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment.

As part of this initiative some of the changes include:

Green upgrades in various residence halls:

Bathrooms were upgraded with dual-flush toilets that are predicted to save 300,000 gallons of water annually. Bathrooms were also retrofitted with low-flow faucets and showerheads that use 40 percent less water than standard fixtures.

Renovations were made in a dorm that included Energy Star windows and appliances; 30 percent recycled content wood cabinets; dual-flush toilets; and low-flow faucets and showerheads.

Outreach programs:

Office of Sustainability works with the Bentley Green Society, Bentley’s Eco Reps (a new position within the Residential Housing Association), and the Student Government Association Sustainability Project Group.

The Office of Sustainability has developed a faculty and staff Eco Rep program.

The Blackout Challenge:

The Office of Sustainability will once again help the Green Society with The Blackout Challenge, an energy conservation competition between residence halls. The February 2010 program saved enough wattage to power 5.3 homes for one year. Another four-week challenge will kick off on October 1.

Directions:

Directions From Logan International Airport

• Follow signs to I-90W (Mass Pike, Massachusetts Turnpike, Ted Williams Tunnel)
• Take I-90W to exit 17
• At light, turn right onto Galen Street, Follow to four-way intersection at Watertown Square
• Turn hard left onto US-20 (Main Street)
• Follow Main St for two miles and turn right onto Warren Street
• Turn left onto Beaver Street. Follow for approximately ¼ mile
• Proceed under pedestrian overpass to next set of traffic lights onto Forest Street.
• Turn right into main entrance of campus
• The Office of Undergraduate Admission, located in the Rauch Administration Building, is 500 yards straight ahead

Directions From Points North

• Take Route 95/128 South to Trapelo Road, exit 28
• Turn left at top of exit ramp
• Follow Trapelo Road 2.6 miles toward Belmont
• Turn right onto Forest Street
• One mile on the left is the Bentley entrance.

Directions From Points South

• Heading North on Route 128/95, Take Exit 27B – Winter Street/ Wyman Street
• Take a right off the exit onto Wyman Street
• Get into the left lane which will take you straight to the set of lights
• At the set of lights, take a left onto Totten Pond Road
• Follow Totten Pond Road for 1.2 miles to the end; merge into the center lane. 
• Bear right onto Lexington Street and go .2 miles. 
• Take a left onto Beaver Street; travel .4 miles (go around the rotary and take the second road on your right).
• Stay straight through one set of lights. 
• At the second set of lights, turn left onto College Drive. 
• At the top of the hill take a right and proceed to the Bentley University general parking lots. 

Directions From Points East

• Follow Storrow Drive (west) or Memorial Drive (west) to the end and follow signs toward Arlington
• Bear left at the sign that reads "To 16 S Watertown/Waltham"
• Follow for .6 of a mile and turn right onto Belmont Street after passing the
• Star Market shopping center on the right
• Continue on Belmont Street until it intersects with Trapelo Road
• Bear right onto Trapelo Road and continue for 1.7 miles
• Take a left at the light and follow the sign that reads "60 Waltham to Rte. 20." This is Waverley Oaks Road (Route 60)
• At the next traffic light, turn right onto Beaver Street
• Continue on Beaver Street, which intersects the Bentley campus. Turn right onto College Drive, just before the overhead pedestrian bridge.

Directions From Points West

• Take exit 14 off the Massachusetts Turnpike
• Follow signs to Route 95/128 North
• Take Route 95/128 North to Trapelo Road, exit 28A
• Turn right at the end of the exit ramp
• Follow 2.6 miles toward Belmont
• Turn right onto Forest Street
• Approximately one mile on the left is the Bentley main campus entrance.

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