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Scoring Water Stewardship at Academic Institutions: A Water Resources Management Scoring Framework for Future Sustainability, Resilience and Innovation
- Oregon State University (OR)
In the face of the global climate crisis, paired with current and future risks over water resources, the importance of effective water resources management cannot be overstated. However, there is ...
- Posted June 15, 2023
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Water Plan
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
Sustaining water quantity and quality for people and the environment is a growing challenge. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is committed to working to ensure clean water ...
- Posted May 20, 2022
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The WaterHub at Emory - A Case Study for Water ReUse
- Emory University (GA)
- AASHE (MA)
- NextEra Distributed Water, Inc. (VA)
The Atlanta region has witnessed numerous water-related stresses, including severe drought, EPA mandates resolving critical infrastructure issues, and an extended political dispute over water rights. In 2013, Emory University explored ...
- Posted March 15, 2019
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Indirect Water Footprint Illustration
- University of Virginia (VA)
University of Virginia is the first institution to document an indirect/virtual water footprint for the water impact of products purchased by the institution. A recent study calculated the UVA ...
- Posted Aug. 1, 2018
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The WaterHub at Emory University – Engaging Campus & Community in Water Reclamation
- Emory University (GA)
The WaterHub at Emory University is an on-site water recycling system, utilizing biomimicry, or engineered processes that emulate natural ecological systems, to reclaim wastewater for heating and cooling buildings and ...
- Posted May 21, 2018
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Virtual Water as a Metric for Institutional Sustainability
- University of Virginia (VA)
Carbon and nitrogen footprints are increasingly common metrics used to consider the environmental impacts of activities and consumption by institutions; an institutional water footprint complements these assessments by providing a ...
- Posted May 14, 2018
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Sustainability@BU / It's what you do.
- Boston University (MA)
The video from Boston University highlights the impact that each student at BU has on the environment. This includes individual footprints on things like carbon, water, waste, and electricity. After ...
- Posted May 15, 2017
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Communicating sustainability: student perceptions of a behavior change campaign
- University of Arizona (AZ)
- University of Calgary (AB)
Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the impacts of a science-based environmental communication campaign at a university dining hall. The impacts are assessed in terms of student attitudes toward sustainability ...
- Posted Jan. 13, 2017
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The Water Hub at Emory University
- Emory University (GA)
The WaterHub® is a decentralized, district-scale water reclamation and reuse system serving Emory University’s main campus in Atlanta, Georgia. As the first of its kind in the United States ...
- Posted June 10, 2016
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SustainableCI "What's On Your Plate" Challenge
- California State University, Channel Islands (CA)
GIven California's drought situation, it was important to have a water themed challenge for Earth Day 2016, and using http://graphics.latimes.com/food-water-footprint/ as a reference source, "What ...
- Posted May 5, 2016
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Water Footprint Calculator
- GRACE Communications Foundation (NY)
Learn about the water "hidden" in food, energy and the things you buy. The Water Footprint Calculator provides a snapshot of how your daily activities and routines impact your water ...
- Posted March 30, 2016
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