Campus Sustainability News
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New Section of the EcoCommons Opens for All to Enjoy
As students, faculty, and staff have adjusted to new ways of studying, teaching, and working due to the coronavirus, the corner of Hemphill Avenue and Ferst Drive has been quietly undergoing changes as well.
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Sustainable Facilities Forum Offers Four Tracks for Exploration
The fourth annual forum will feature four tracks for exploration: Sustainable Resource Management, The Eco-Commons, The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, and Historic Sector: Preserve to Conserve.
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The EcoCommons Design Unveiled
This summer, eight acres of thoughtfully designed green space will open on the Georgia Tech campus and provide many new spaces for reflection, engagement, and learning.
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Strategic Plan Draft Available for Review, Application Period Open for Phase Two Working Groups
Thousands of people focused on the future of Georgia Tech by helping us complete phase one — visioning and drafting — of Georgia Tech’s strategic planning process. Now, the process moves into the goal-setting phase that will include an opportunity for review and input from the Georgia Tech community.
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Meet the "Special Ops" Team at The Kendeda Building
Behind the scenes of The Kendeda Building there is a team of Facilities Management professionals in place to operate, maintain, and service this one-of-a-kind building.
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Housing, Dining Expand Composting Efforts
Composting is now available at any east campus residence, as well as the three major dining halls and Student Center.
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Buildout of the Eco-Commons Completes the Northwest Sector
A lush green space will soon emerge from what was formerly the Beringhause Building and two surface parking lots. This renewal project will be purposely located due west of The Kendeda Building and will complement the regenerative principles of the Living Building Challenge.
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Georgia Tech Dedicates the Most Sustainable Building of Its Kind in the Southeast
The Kendeda Building goes beyond sustainability to be a regenerative building that gives back more than it takes from the environment.
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Georgia Tech Partners with Universities, UN on Sustainable Development Goals
Representatives from leading world universities — including Georgia Tech — will convene today at Rutgers University - Newark to participate in the University Global Compact (UGC)’s 17 Rooms-U, hosted in partnership with the United Nations.
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Durability Vs. Recyclability: Dueling Goals in Making Electronics More Sustainable
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Host Your Fall Event at The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design
As the completion date of The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design nears, Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff are invited to host their lecture, meeting, or event in one of the most innovative and sustainable buildings in the Southeast.
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Creating Healthy Buildings that Give Back
Georgia Tech’s transformation of its physical space helps create healthy spaces that give back to the environment and the campus community.
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Tree Certification Reflects Tech's Canopy Commitment
In January, as 13 new trees were being planted in Tech's triangle green space in the center of campus, the Institute also celebrated 11 consecutive years of earning its Tree Campus USA Certification.
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Remembering Big Al
The students from LMC 3308: Environmentalism and Ecocriticism are memorializing a fallen tree in an exhibit at Clough Commons.
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Environmental Engineering Student Named Marshall Sherfield Fellow
The Marshall Sherfield Fellowship offers one engineer or scientist from the United States the chance to do postdoctoral research in the United Kingdom for up to two years.