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Charting the Path to Zero Waste at a Liberal Arts University: A Student Led Model
- Furman University (SC)
The generation and management of waste on college campuses have presented challenges to pursuing institutional sustainability. This case study looks at the use of undergraduate students in the visioning, data ...
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Oregon State University's Implementation of the Saferide App
- DoubleMap, Inc. (IN)
SafeRide began serving Oregon State University's students in 1989 as a sexual assault prevention service by women, for women. SafeRide has grown immensely to meet OSU students' continuing demands ...
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Sustainability as a Lifestyle from Campus to the Community
- Grand Valley State University (MI)
Grand Valley State University piloted an introductory course called 'Sustainability as a Lifestyle.' This 1-credit course was designed to examine sustainability through an academic lens and use the campus as ...
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Indoor Air Quality in the Context of Human Performance
- Kirksey Architecture (TX)
Studies conducted by Harvard and LBNL National Lab have indicated that indoor CO2 levels that were until recently considered safe actually have substantial negative impacts on human cognition, including impaired ...
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Collaborative Research to Improve Dorm Heating Performance: Improved comfort and energy efficiency
- Boston University (MA)
A common problem observed in small dorms in winter is open windows due to overheated rooms. We present results from a study by students, facilities staff, and faculty of the ...
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Urbanism and the Search for Sustainability
- Natural Sustainability (MA)
With the majority of humans now living in urban centers, with both numbers and percentages trending up, the study of urbanism is an excellent format to consider what sustainability really ...
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Using the Social Cost of Carbon as an Ingredient to Minimize Life Cycle Cost and Carbon
- Miami University (OH)
Optimizing a campus's utility master plan to minimize its twenty-five year life cycle cost is one thing, but add the social cost of carbon to the mix and the ...
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Catalyzing a Culture of Sustainability on Campus: the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) of McGill University
- McGill University (QC)
The Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) of McGill University was created in 2010 to catalyze a culture of sustainability on its campuses. The SPF is one of the largest dedicated sustainability ...
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Finding the Hidden Gems While Building Community: Place-based Pre-orientation Programs at Earlham College
- Earlham College (IN)
Earlham College's PLACE (Perspectives on Living and Community Engagement) Program, first offered in 2015, aims to connect incoming students with the local community, student and faculty leaders, and one ...
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The Climate Narrative Project: Training a New Generation of Climate Storytellers
- University of Iowa (IA)
What accounts for the gap between science and action on climate change, and what can we do more effectively to communicate informed stories and galvanize action? The Climate Narrative Project ...
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Global Collaboration, Local Action: Insights and Ideas from two International Networks
- Yale University (CT)
- International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) (MA)
Comprised of 11 members, the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) established a campus sustainability initiative in 2009.This group's outputs to-date include a student exchange program, conferences, and ...
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Assessing Effectiveness of Sending Students to AASHE Conference
- The Ohio State University (OH)
Having brought several students to AASHE over the years, Ohio State's Office of Student Life was challenged to determine if spending 'all that money' has been 'worth it.' How ...
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Energy Feedback Sculpture: Using Public Art to Motivate Sustainable Behavior
- Iconic Energy Consulting
Public art, particularly interactive art, is uniquely positioned to communicate and engage. How might universities, institutions, and cities take advantage of public art to motivate sustainable behaviors among their constituencies ...
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The University of Baltimore Know Your Bay Learning Community
- University of Baltimore (MD)
The University of Baltimore Know Your Bay Learning Community involved 3 courses: Urban Solutions, First Year Seminar, and Great Issues in History. Students in the learning community explored the historical ...
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Engage, Steward, Discover: Aligning Global Sustainability Curriculum with Strategic Student-Led On-Campus Projects
- University of Virginia (VA)
The University of Virginia's interdisciplinary Global Sustainability course prepares students to understand, innovate and lead efforts to confront challenging sustainability issues. The course provides foundational knowledge on the multifaceted ...
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Pop Quiz, What Does Sustainability Mean? A Training Certificate Program
- Saint Louis University (MO)
How can you develop a basic knowledge of what sustainability means on your campus without required coursework integrated into the curriculum or reach large audiences at the same time? This ...
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Formalizing Sustainability Education as an Opportunity for Faculty and Staff Development
- University of Denver (CO)
The University of Denver has identified employee professional development as a focal point of human resources. The Colorado 14ers People Development Program provides a platform for centralizing many opportunities offered ...
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Water Audit Process at the University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
Water is increasingly on the minds of campus facilities and sustainability administrators, specifically how to use less in campus buildings. As an initial step toward developing conservation strategies and priorities ...
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Plastic-Free Campuses
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
From bottles and bags to polypropylene microbeads, we discuss tangible alternatives to single-use disposable plastics on a college or university campus. We use campus-specific programs to highlight success stories of ...
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Sustainability Reporting Built on Stakeholder Engagement
- University of Calgary (AB)
Sustainability reports span the spectrum from powerful education and engagement tools to promotional 'greenwash'. What differentiates the good, the bad and the ugly? In this case study we will look ...
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Transferrable Student-Led Procurement Research: Partnering with Office Depot to Create Change at Willamette University
- Willamette University (OR)
- Office Depot, Inc. (TX)
The presenters discuss a student-led research project at Willamette University, transferrable to other universities buying supplies from Office Depot or similarly large suppliers that likely provide comprehensive data on institutional ...
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Savings by Design: Implementing a Reusable To-Go Program with savings in mind.
- Virginia Tech (VA)
Virginia Tech Dining Services has implemented a robust Reusable To-Go container program with the help of partner campus organizations. The program is available at three dining centers and averages 3 ...
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Immersive Learning in Sustainable Building Design and Construction Practices
- University of Arkansas (AR)
Sustainability registers a high appeal among students as they face climate change. At Florida International University, a research program has been established to test if the Technology Mediated Learning Environments ...
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The University of Texas at Austin Green Tours Program
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
UT Green Tours began in 2014 as an effort to connect all of the sustainability efforts on campus with the University and wider community. Initially all of the information regarding ...
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WattTime: Energy Management to Reduce Emissions and Support Clean Energy Future
- WattTime (CA)
Every time any device in a building on any campus turns on, a single power plant must produces slightly more electricity to power it. But what kind of power plant ...
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Strategic Sustainability Planning for a Community College District
- San Mateo County Community College District Office (CA)
The San Mateo County Community College District, located just south of San Francisco, consists of three colleges, Cañada College, College of San Mateo, and Skyline College. Sustainability is the underlying ...
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The Role of Biophilic Design in Supporting the Student Athlete
- Liberty University (VA)
- VMDO Architects, PC (VA)
Biophilic design can enhance well-being, support physical performance, and expedite healing. These outcomes are particularly nourishing for student athletes - who experience intensive physical wear and tear as well as emotional ...
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The power of perception: evaluating sustainability contradictions as a tool for culture change
- Princeton University (NJ)
For a variety of reasons, behind the scenes operational dimensions of sustainability are often prioritized on campuses above the more challenging social and cultural dimensions. But arguably the most important ...
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Beyond Excuses: Banning Bottled Water on Your Campus
- Eastern Washington University (WA)
- University of Puget Sound (WA)
Over 100 North American universities have enacted policies banning bottled water and promoting tap water as a more preferable choice. This workshop will outline the steps of banning bottled water ...
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Ecological Restoration on a Liberal Arts Campus: On-site and Community Development
- Drew University (NJ)
Situated on a small suburban campus in Madison, New Jersey, in a densely populated region of the US, Drew University attracts students to come live in the 'forest,' while accessing ...
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Employing Urban Ecology in Grounds Management at New York University
- New York University (NY)
The emerging field of urban ecology has taken on a new urgency in recent years as most of the world's population now lives in cities where open spaces are ...
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Homestead Campus to Cure Higher Ed's Hang-Ups: Affordability, Access, & Sustainability Lip-Service
- University of Mount Union (OH)
Students and families complain that college is too expensive and exclusive. Employers complain that college graduates lack practical skills and critical thinking abilities. Sustainability educators call it systems thinking but ...
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Driving Change: A survey of how institutions are addressing commuting and business travel.
- Mohawk College (ON)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
Transportation is often perceived by higher education institutions as an area that is out of their control and therefore difficult to impact change - yet at most schools greenhouse gas emissions ...
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Zero Waste Restroom Hand Towel Pilot: Kimberly Clark and Purdue University Partner in Mackey Arena
- Purdue University (IN)
- Kimberly-Clark Professional (GA)
Kimberly-Clark Professional and Purdue University partnered to develop and implement a zero waste restroom paper hand towel compost pilot in Purdue's Mackey Arena (seats 14,846) for the 2015-16 ...
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Arbor Day Event Trains Environmental Stewards
- Southern Oregon University (OR)
Since 2014, SOU's Landscape Services Dept has hosted an annual Arbor Day Celebration inviting local K-12 schools, members of the surrounding community, our own student body, faculty, staff, and ...
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Sustainable Energy: Research and Innovation to Commercialization at the University of Missouri
- University of Missouri (MO)
In addition to leading research and innovation in alternative energy, University of Missouri has demonstrated a commitment to sustainable energy by taking discoveries to applications in the real world. In ...
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The Green Rehab Experiment: Charting a Path to NZE for Market Rate Off-Campus University-Owned Housing Renovations
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
The Green Rehab Experiment is a multi-disciplinary applied research project that aims to chart a path towards net-zero energy performance for the renovation of 100-year old, off-campus, multi-family apartment buildings ...
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Sustainable Buildings: Utilizing BOMA BEST (Green Globes EB in Canada) to Enhance the Sustainable Operations of Your Campus
- University of Alberta (AB)
As part of The University of Alberta´s institutional Sustainability Plan we build all our new buildings to LEED or Green Globes standards. But as we operate and manage ± 200 ...
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Developing a Customizable Offset Program for Off Campus Travel
- Appalachian State University (NC)
During the spring semester of 2016, The Office of Sustainability at Appalachian State University capitalized on the growing momentum of a voluntary Carbon Neutral Commuter offset program by expanding beyond ...
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Revitalizing Sustainability in a Large, Urban Research Institution
- New York University (NY)
In 2007, New York University made a public commitment to reduce emissions by 30% by 2017. This goal was reached in 2012. In 2015, NYU made another commitment to reduce ...
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Engaging Students in Sustainable Behaviors: Reflection and Action in the UW Carbon Challenge
- University of Washington, Tacoma (WA)
Many sustainability educators hope to provide students with not only information, but also opportunities to reflect on, and perhaps change, their own attitudes, values, and beliefs leading to pro-environmental behaviors ...
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Higher Education Food Task Force: Institutional Cooperation Addressing Food Security and Sustainability Issues
- University of Utah (UT)
We created a Higher Education Food Task Force with the seven major institutions along what is known as the Wasatch Front in Utah, which is the major population center for ...
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Zero Net Energy Campus Master Planning
- BR+A (MA)
Colleges and Universities are targeting carbon neutrality in the coming decades; some are on track to achieve these goals ahead of schedule. We have gathered data on over 100 campuses ...
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Developing a Campus-wide Sustainability Assessment
- Colorado State University (CO)
This presentation will describe a dissertation project from Colorado State University that examines individuals' knowledge of sustainability in relation to the concepts of the Triple Bottom Line; economic sustainability, environmental ...
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Post Occupancy Evaluation for Landscapes
- Kirksey Architecture (TX)
Landscape design has the power to address multiple sustainability issues. These include providing shade, creating habitat, managing stormwater quality and quantity, minimizing light pollution, and providing usable outdoor spaces for ...
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Making the Case for the Living, Learning Lab & Quantifying Ecosystem Services: IU Bloomington's Tree Inventory
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
Indiana University Bloomington initiated a campus-wide geographic information systems tree inventory effort in the spring of 2015. The tree inventory data is housed through ArcGIS online and led primarily by ...
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Overcoming Superhero Syndrome
- GreenerU (MA)
When sustainability pros see a problem, our unique mixture of self-efficacy, personal responsibility, and influential competency often mean that we take the problem head-on. And that other problem. And all ...
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Sustainable campuses: best practices and sustainable innovations in French-speaking Higher Education by 2030
- Graines de Changement
How green are French-speaking campuses ? What is at stake regarding teaching, IT/digital, student life, housing or building ? What is really going on in French-speaking European countries for HEE ? 'Campus ...
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Establishing a Sustainability Grant Fund to Promote Sustainability Related Research for Students and Faculty
- Thompson Rivers University (BC)
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) established the Sustainability Grant Fund (SGF) to promote and encourage sustainability-related research at TRU and within the broader community. The SGF provides up to $100,000 ...
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Assessing the Carbon Footprint of Higher Education: Factors Influencing the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- North Carolina A&T State University (NC)
Thanks to the leadership of AASHE and Second Nature almost 20% of all higher education institutions have committed to making significant greenhouse gas emission reductions, and many have made substantial ...
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