Schooled in Sustainability

Schooled in sustainability: An infographic about education and green practices by The Refinishing Touch 2a 20 million U.S. Colleges and Universities The Refinishing Touch works with colleges and universities across the U.S. to provide furniture asset management services - including refinishing, reupholstery and remanufacturing. These services maintain the integrity of existing pieces and restore a like-new environment for students, staff and faculty in the campus community. 2. 4,495 432 Sustainability staff in U.S. colleges Number of students enrolled in U.S. colleges = Tot al population of Australia Colleges in the U.S. Dorm facts Choosing a school 1 tree = 3 rooms of furniture 1=ax+bx+A 89,000 dorms in US colleges 41% of students are influenced by the campus and facilities in their choice of school $68,106 = cost per student in an average dorm hall 24% of students state a college's commit ment to sustainability w ould "strongly" or "very much" contribute to their assessment of the school At the core of our on-site furniture asset management solution is our en vironmentally safe, on-site furniture refinishing proce ss. All finishes are clean, low VOC and non-flammable, allowing for clean, on-site furniture re finishing. The Refinishing Touch case study. University of Wisconsin-Stout SCO PE OF REFINISHING WORK ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 216 built-in desks Amount saved by refinishing compared to buying new furnitures 216 bookcases 222 closets 268 tons of carbon dioxide saved 108 dorm room doors 72 trees saved FLAIB) P(ANB) CO2 IMPACT IN TONS The Refinishing Touch in the univ ersity market 57 Number of colleges with completed projects 50 Average number of rooms per project 8550 Estimated number of completed rooms AAAAAAA 2,850 TREES Key The amount of trees The Refinishing Touch has saved through refininishing, remanufacturing and reupholstery in universities and colleges across the US. 10,714 tons otcarbon dio xide used by buying new furni ture A 106 tons of carbon dioxide used by refinishing existing pie ces Sources: http:/www.aashe.org/fles/doauments/programa/2012 tatsurveytinal.pd http:nces.ed.govitasttacts./display asp?id-84 http://www.theretinishingtouch.comimpact env htm http://www.aashe.org/bloghow do-caimpus sustainability inbatives affect collego admissions 22 Tie Rofiaishing Fouch T ret nishing a uphoistery