Tag: sustainability
-
Reduce – Reuse – Recycle
Reusing old equipment seems simple enough and is well practiced here at Emory! Surplus Property at the Briarcliff Campus is celebrating its “End of the Year Sale” through August and everything is “buy one, get one half off!” There are hidden treasures to be found, fun paint projects with the kids and creative interpretations of…
-
Green Office Initiative – Coming Soon!
The Office of Sustainability Initiatives is hard at work developing the framework of the Green Office initiative! This effort is playing out in 3 stages: program development, pilot implementations, grow/sustain. Our goals include education, ownership and leadership to achieve Green Offices that will further reduce our carbon footprint, energy and water use, while heightening efforts…
-
Blue Roof, Green Roof, and Fire Ants
Remember when we took the LEED exam or when you started wondering how to keep the costs down in your house? You looked at “green roofs.” The photos usually had goats eating on the roof or you saw some Viking village. The photo in this article is a great example of an extensive green roof…
-
How I Fell In Love With a Fish
What, exactly, is sustainability? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that, “Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations.” Productive harmony…pass me my tie-dyed shirt, Ringo. We hear a lot about sustainability at…
-
Composting – Full Circle!
We have a new Food Services Director, David Fuhrman and he is bringing new enthusiasm, energy and awareness into Emory’s food; where it comes from, how it’s served and where it goes when it’s done. He’s going to roll out a “Meatless Monday” concept for healthy eating choices (it’s an option), he is working with…
-
Greening IT: Several Events Kick Off Spring
Mark your calendars with the following spring sustainability events: Friday, April 5, 7:30 AM to 9 AM – Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable: The Future of Transit in Atlanta, featuring MARTA’s NEW General Manager and CEO Keith Parker, to be held at the All Saints Episcopal Church (634 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta). This town hall meeting features…
-
Greening IT – Important Dates in March
Saturday, March 2 (9 a.m. until 1 p.m.) – Spring Electronics Recycling Day in Decatur at the Callaway Building, 120 W. Trinity St. (Commerce), Decatur, GA 30030 Bring your old cell phones, cameras, PC components, and other outdated electronic equipment for recycling. Almost anything with an electrical cord can be recycled except microwave ovens. Electronics…