How Green Is Your Campus

How green IS YOUR CAMPUS College campuses are usually on the forefront of progressive ideas and programs, and that's certainly the case when it comes to protecting the environment. Let's take a look at the 10 greenest college campuses in the United States. Educational Waste Renewable Facilities Other opportunities reduction energy and vehicles programs American University Washington DC Green Teaching Certification Program rewards professors for incorporating sustainability content into curriculum Recycling programs include diverting 13% of paper waste from landfills by composting paper towels Pilot program to certify 25 buildings under LEED system 2,150 Solar photovoltaic modules on six buildings (largest solar power system in the District of Columbia) 36% 174 of food purchased meets organic, fair trade or other sustainability measure Solar thermal energy panels added to four buildings provide showers to more than 2,000 campus residents and hot water to the university's largest dining hall Bar Harbor, Maine College Atlantic of the Major areas of study focus on sustainability and ecology (all students study under what the university calls a system of human ecology) All food waste is composted College has its own organic farm 12 miles from campus that supplies the cafeteria with produce and ELECTRIC VAN WITH SOLAR PANELS PROVIDES two livestock farms TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN THE FARMS AND CAMPUS STUDENT-LED PROJECTS HAVE RESULTED IN SOLAR PANELS AND WIND TURBINES ON CAMPUS In 2007, CoA became the country's first carbon-neutral college Educational opportunities Waste Renewable Facilities Other reduction energy and vehicles programs Los Angeles, California *University of California Los Angeles UCLA 200 Courses that focus on sustainability 69% of waste diverted from landfills; 100% by 2020 38% of vehicles run on alternative fuel PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PANELS HELP POWER MASSIVE STUDENT UNION BUILDING All computers are Energy Star-rated Ithaca, New York Cornell. University ORNELLONIVERSIT OUNDED 300 courses and 28 majors to study sustainability 63% of waste is recycled or composted, including 823 tons of food from dining halls 25% FREE BUS PASSES TO FRESHMEN AND STAFF AND OTHER INCENTIVES TO USE CAR AND BIKE SHARE PROGRAMS, VANPOOLS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION reduction in carbon emissions by not using coal 3,500 Carbon neutral by 2050 $46 acres of biologically diverse natural land on and around campus 1 LEED PLATINUM AND 8 LEED million investment in energy GOLD BUILDINGS conservation Educational Waste Renewable Facilities Other opportunities reduction energy and vehicles programs Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Tech 264 courses on sustainability Composting programs help divert 900 tons of waste a year Tech has the largest university residence hall in the world to achieve LEED Gold for existing buildings 1,400,000 gallon cistern collects rain and condensation for flushing and irrigation; the system is the largest on a U.S. college campus 40% TECH ALSO HAS ONE OF THE WORLD'S of produce is locally sourced LARGEST GRID-ATTACHED ROOFTOP PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR SYSTEMS Green Mountain Poultney, Vermont College Oentain 46% rterea of grads pursue ca- reers in green jobs 100% renewable energy by 2020 Biomass facility allows for campus to be heated by woodchips DURING 2013 SPRING MOVE-OUT, STUDENTS DIVERTED MORE THAN 5,300 POUNDS OF WASTE FROM LANDFILLS Only second climate-neutral campus in the U.S. Educational opportunities Waste reduction Renewable Facilities Other energy and vehicles programs Stanford University Stanford, California JUNIOR ORGANIZED 1891 Sustainability research and teaching is done at all seven schools and key institutes Recycling program diverts 65% of solid waste from landfills University composts about 1,300 tons of food waste each year Free bus system powered by biodiesel and diesel-electric hybrids, commute club, free passes on public transit 10,000 gallons of waste oil from dining halls converted to biodiesel fuel Energy retrofits of older buildings saves 176 million kilowatt hours 40% of produce is organic or regionally grown Universityof California Irvine Irvine, California CALIF VERSIVE OF A 350 RVINE THE sustainability-related classes offered Food waste reduced by 58% 8 buildingshave LEED Gold, 2 have LEED Platinum SOLAR POWER SYSTEM THAT WILL PRODUCE 24 MILLION KILOWATT HOURS OVER 20 YEARS; EQUIVALENT Reduces more than 39 million vehicle miles and 19,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually TO OFFSETTING 25.6 MILLION POUNDS OF CARBON DIOXIDE Educational opportunities Waste Renewable Facilities Other reduction energy and vehicles programs Amherst, Massachusetts Universityof Massachusetts Amherst: O 25 of 90 undergrad majors are sustainability-related, 250 courses offer some AMHERST 1863 sustainability emphasis Recycling and composting divert 53% of waste from landfills Award-winning central heating plant provides 100% of heating and 73% of electrical needs on campus 13 LEED-registered projects underway 28% of food produced locally Universityof Washington Seattle, Washington AWASHI ITY OF CA 550 I861 NC courses related to the environment or sustainability Recycling and composting divert 57% of waste from landfills Energy conservation efforts saving $50 million over 10 years REPLACED 1,800 OLD TOILETS, SAVING 50 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER A YEAR More than 300 53% alternative fuel vehicles of food served is organic, local or fair trade SOURCES http://www.american.edu • http://www.coa.edu • http://www.stewardship.gatech.edu • http://sustainability.greenmtn.edu • http://sustainable.stanford.edu • http://www.sustain.ucla.edu http://f2.washington.edu • http://www.princetonreview.com bestcollegereviews.org 2.D.186 UNIVERSIT STANFOR CHUS tO ALIS INGTO