2008 Woodie Awards
Sustainability Council spearheads institutional conservation with $30K annual budget
Jake Blumgart
Issue date: 2/22/08 Section: Sustainability
But the crowning jewel in the Council's water conservation efforts is the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) - a green building rating system developed by the U.S Green Building Council - certified installation of a rain water harvesting system in Archdale Hall, home of the humanities.
"Archdale is another piece of the puzzle," Harrell said. "The project will cost about $15,000. The system will collect all the runoff in the gutters, take them down the drainpipes, channel it to a filtration tank, filter the water, and pump it into Archdale. It will provide about 80 percent of the water for those toilets a year."
Other potential projects include phasing out paper towel dispensers in favor of paper-saving electronic hand dryers and talking to the bookstore about reducing plastic bags use.
"The members of the Sustainability Council are really committed and I'm excited about that," said Gabriela Spang, sustainability intern for the dining services and member of Forevergreen. "My first year I felt that there was a resistance to institutionalizing sustainability. But now the administration has gotten really into it - they are leading the way!"
"Archdale is another piece of the puzzle," Harrell said. "The project will cost about $15,000. The system will collect all the runoff in the gutters, take them down the drainpipes, channel it to a filtration tank, filter the water, and pump it into Archdale. It will provide about 80 percent of the water for those toilets a year."
Other potential projects include phasing out paper towel dispensers in favor of paper-saving electronic hand dryers and talking to the bookstore about reducing plastic bags use.
"The members of the Sustainability Council are really committed and I'm excited about that," said Gabriela Spang, sustainability intern for the dining services and member of Forevergreen. "My first year I felt that there was a resistance to institutionalizing sustainability. But now the administration has gotten really into it - they are leading the way!"
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