{"128341":{"#nid":"128341","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Recognized for Celebrating Sustainability","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the third time in 2012, Georgia Tech has been recognized on a national level for its sustainable efforts. Most recently, Tech was among 15 schools highlighted by the American College and University Presidents\u2019 Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) for reducing carbon emissions, maximizing resources, lowering operating costs and allowing members of the Tech community to also engage in good practices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccompanying the newly erected Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons is one of 32 on-campus cisterns, devised to reclaim rainwater or air conditioning condensate for irrigation needs. The Clough cistern is one of the largest on any university campus, capturing more than 6,000 gallons of water per day.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to water conservation, the Institute was also applauded for its clean commute program. More than 41 percent of students and employees participate in clean commutes,many of whom use services provided by the Bicycle Infrastructure Improvement Committee (BIIC).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJohann Weber, a public policy graduate student and chair of the BIIC, notes that though he is proud of Tech for these accomplishments, there are still opportunities for growth\u003Cstrong\u003E. \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur biggest challenge now is better partnering with the local communities to make the area around Tech more walkable and bikeable,\u201d he said. \u201cHaving LEED requirements built into our planning practices, actively supporting awareness and education programs as well as student groups, and providing the comprehensive support that they have for walking and bicycling on campus, all integrate together to produce an environment that is increasingly conducive to students living more sustainably.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEarlier this year, the Bicycle Infrastructure Improvement Committee (BIIC) \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/greenbuzz\/news\/atlanta-bicycle-coalition-names-georgia-tech-partner-year\u0022\u003Eearned Partner of the Year\u003C\/a\u003E from the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition for 2011 and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=120211\u0022\u003Ewas recognized as a Silver Level Bicycle Friendly University\u003C\/a\u003E by the League of American Bicyclists.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETech was recognized by the American College \u0026amp; University Presidents\u2019 Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) during its \u201cCelebrating Sustainability\u201d series.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech was recognized by the ACUPCC during its \u201cCelebrating Sustainability\u201d series."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2012-05-04 09:40:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:09","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"70114":{"id":"70114","type":"image","title":"Clough Commons","body":null,"created":"1449177288","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:14:48","changed":"1475894616","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:36","alt":"Clough Commons","file":{"fid":"192909","name":"12e7010-p1-002.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/12e7010-p1-002_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/12e7010-p1-002_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3389750,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/12e7010-p1-002_0.jpg?itok=iuy_1zIg"}},"128391":{"id":"128391","type":"image","title":"ACUPCC","body":null,"created":"1449178622","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:37:02","changed":"1475894751","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:51","alt":"ACUPCC","file":{"fid":"194576","name":"acupcc.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/acupcc_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/acupcc_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":20745,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/acupcc_0.jpg?itok=h1ySr_90"}}},"media_ids":["70114","128391"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org\/","title":"ACUPCC"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org\/signatories\/spotlight","title":"Celebrating Sustainability Series"}],"groups":[{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"32611","name":"acupcc"},{"id":"32621","name":"american college and university presidents\u0027 climate commitment"},{"id":"6451","name":"bicycle"},{"id":"13060","name":"biic"},{"id":"32631","name":"bike infrastructure improvement committee"},{"id":"9073","name":"Clough Commons"},{"id":"8390","name":"Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons"},{"id":"4472","name":"CULC"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"2067","name":"LEED"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:armina.khwaja@comm.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EArmina Khwaja\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications and Marketing\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}