| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.69 |
| Liaison | Ciannat Howett |
| Submission Date | July 25, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Emory University
Tier2-4: Themed Housing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Jessica
Levy Intern Office of Sustainability Initiatives |
Does the institution have sustainability-themed housing (residential floor or hall, or theme house) where residents learn about sustainability together and to which residents must apply?:
A brief description of the themed housing:
Emory has several sustainability-themed housing options for students. First year students have the opportunity to participate in the “Living Green: Sustainability in the 21st Century” at LEED Gold Few and Evans halls, “Citizenship: Your Passport to Emory Program” in LEED Silver Turman Hall, or the “Global Cultures: Bringing the World to Emory” in registered, but not yet certified LEED Longstreet-Means themed residence halls. (These programs are used for Tier 2-8: Themed Semester or Year as part of Emory's First Year Experience and are therefore not credited here.)
The Asbury House, which houses SEED (Student Experiment in Ecological Design), provides an option for upperclassmen to participate in a sustainable living community. The house incorporates lifestyle and technological changes in order to decrease the environmental waste of the house and those who inhabit it. Outside of goals, which include indoor and outdoor composting, reusing sink and shower water for flushing toilets, taking shorter showers, and turning lights off, house members volunteer at GAIA gardens and maintain a plot at a local community garden.
The website URL where information about the themed housing is available:
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