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Evergreen's Comprehensive Greenhouse Gas Inventory
- Evergreen State College, The (WA)
This study provides the results of The Evergreen State College's comprehensive greenhouse gas inventory. In light of the latest scientific research on the issue of global warming and in response …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Prototyping a campus sustainability management system
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
A growing number of cities and universities have created sustainability plans that include specific environmental, social, and economic performance goals. Sustainability metrics or indicators are often used to track progress …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Lighting efficiency feasibility study of three Ohio university buildings
- Ohio University (OH)
This thesis aims to evaluate the lighting efficiency of three Ohio University campus buildings. The primary research question is: What are the short- versus long-term costs and benefits to Ohio …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Survey of LEED Water Efficiency Credits and Strategies in the Southeastern United States
- University of South Carolina (SC)
Sustainable building design is growing in popularity partly due to the success of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System. LEED is becoming more common in the …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Goal setting for sustainability: a new method of environmental education
- Murdoch University (Western Australia)
If current environmental problems are to be addressed and future environmental problems are to be prevented, significant changes are needed in the way people live. Environmental education has been identified …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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A campus environmental sustainability assessment for Miami University
- Miami University (OH)
In order to assess the state of Miami's environmental stewardship this author coordinated a Campus Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Miami University's operations. The assessment featured 13 indicators in three categories: …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Sustainability in United States higher education: Organizational factors influencing campus environmental performance and leadership
- University of Michigan (MI)
Despite activists' calls for higher education to lead society on a sustainable path, there is little systematic guidance available for campus sustainability advocates and scholars. To address this research deficiency, …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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An Analysis of the Correlation Between the Attitude, Behavior, and Knowledge Components of Environmental Literacy in Undergraduate Unversity Students
- University of Florida (FL)
The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationships between the major components of environmental literacy—attitudes, behaviors and knowledge—in undergraduate university students; and to examine differences in scores on …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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In search of green campuses: An investigation of Canadian universities' environmental initiatives and implications for Dalhousie University
- Dalhousie University (NS)
In light of current environmental and sustainability problems, environmental responsibility makes eminent sense at universities--institutions responsible involved in research, developing new technologies, and educating future leaders and citizens. In Canada …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Linde + Robinson Laboratory for Global Environmental Science
- California Institute of Technology (CA)
- Architectural Resources Group (CA)
This groundbreaking project rehabilitated a 1932 astrophysics laboratory at Caltech into a cutting-edge center for research and instruction in global environmental science. The $35 million rehabilitation preserved the significant architectural …
- Posted July 24, 2012
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One World One Water (OWOW) Center for Urban Water Education and Stewardship
- Metropolitan State University of Denver (CO)
Metropolitan State College of Denver is now the home of an exciting new water institution - the One World One Water (OWOW) Center for Urban Water Education and Stewardship. (Faculty …
- Posted June 15, 2012
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Marcellus Monitoring: Helping communities turn fear into data collection.
- Dickinson College (PA)
In 2010, the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM) set out to develop a community-based monitoring protocol that could help communities answer the question "is my local stream being adversely …
- Posted June 24, 2011
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Integrating Teaching, Research and Operational Sustainability: Utilization of Bio-Energy at UNBC, Canada's Green University
- University of Northern British Columbia (BC)
In Spring 2009, UNBC installed Canada's first university owned wood pellet heating system. The project showcases the use of bio-energy as a sustainable, carbon-neutral energy source. UNBC's wood pellet system …
- Posted June 24, 2010
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