Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 65.89 |
Liaison | Allie Schwartz |
Submission Date | Aug. 29, 2018 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Columbia University
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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-- | 0.00 / 5.00 |
Dan
Held Assistant Vice President Strategic Communications, Columbia University Facilities and Operations |
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Columbia's rain gardens collect water from surrounding rooftops and uses the root systems of native plants to absorb storm water and filter it from pollutants. It also reduces the amount of water needed to water the plants in the community garden.
http://gosustainable.blogspot.com/2010/11/rain-garden-is-coming-to-russell.html
Columbia's irrigation system:
http://facilities.columbia.edu/new-irrigation-system-sustainable-coup-scorching-summer
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