{"677812":{"#nid":"677812","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Princeton Review Features Georgia Tech in 2025 Guide to Green Colleges","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is featured in The Princeton Review\u2019s Guide to Green Colleges, solidifying a spot as a sustainability and environmental responsibility leader.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Princeton Review selected colleges based on a comprehensive survey conducted during the 2023-24 academic year. The survey included input from nearly 600 college administrators and students regarding their institutions\u2019 sustainability policies, practices, and programs. The guide also considers the schools\u2019 uses of renewable energy, recycling and conservation programs, and the availability of environmental studies in academic offerings.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Chirico, associate vice president of Sustainability, emphasized Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to a sustainable future. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is continuing to develop a thriving, sustainable campus. We developed our first Institute sustainability plan, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/sustainability-next-plan\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESustainability Next\u003C\/a\u003E, followed by the publication of our first comprehensive \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-climate-action-plan\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EClimate Action Plan\u003C\/a\u003E. We are already operationalizing it with increased clean energy strategies, zero emissions mobility across campus, the expansion of our award-winning EcoCommons, and a local food supply chain assessment. In addition, we are thrilled to advance our \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/living-learning-campus\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELiving Campus Pathways\u003C\/a\u003E, providing students, faculty, and staff with campus data to use for advancing sustainability on campus,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith a Green Rating Score of 91\/99, these notable achievements factored into the decision to include Georgia Tech:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, the first \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/livingbuilding.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELiving Building\u003C\/a\u003E Challenge-certified research and academic building in the Southeast.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E30 LEED-certified \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/leed-buildings\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ebuildings\u003C\/a\u003E on campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe award-winning EcoCommons, 80 acres of regeneratively designed greenspace.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/aashe-stars\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAASHE Stars GOLD rating\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPublication of the Institute\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-climate-action-plan\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EClimate Action Plan\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA public \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/3c8a2d9c337c4cd08baa056c027357b8\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EClimate Story Map\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arboretum.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Arboretum\u003C\/a\u003E certified as Arbnet Level II.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dining.gatech.edu\/greenforks\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGreen Forks\u003C\/a\u003E initiative, aimed at reducing food waste and supporting student food security.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERob Fanek, editor-in-chief at The Princeton Review, highlighted the increasing interest among students in attending environmentally conscious colleges. \u201cWe are delighted to recommend Georgia Tech to students who want their \u2018best-fit\u2019 college to also be a green one,\u201d Franek said. He noted the significant impact of sustainability on college applicant decisions, with 61% of nearly 8,000 respondents in a recent survey indicating that a college\u2019s commitment to the environment influences their decision.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECollege applicants are increasingly choosing schools that demonstrate a strong commitment to the environment.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"College applicants are increasingly choosing schools that demonstrate a strong commitment to the environment."}],"uid":"35028","created_gmt":"2024-10-22 16:44:37","changed_gmt":"2024-11-25 16:38:14","author":"cbrim3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-10-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-10-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675405":{"id":"675405","type":"image","title":"princeton_reviw_green_guide.PNG","body":null,"created":"1729616701","gmt_created":"2024-10-22 17:05:01","changed":"1729616701","gmt_changed":"2024-10-22 17:05:01","alt":"Princeton Review 2025 edition Guide to Green Schools","file":{"fid":"259022","name":"princeton_reviw_green_guide.PNG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/10\/22\/princeton_reviw_green_guide_0.PNG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/10\/22\/princeton_reviw_green_guide_0.PNG","mime":"image\/png","size":25190,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/10\/22\/princeton_reviw_green_guide_0.PNG?itok=cepwNLjA"}}},"media_ids":["675405"],"groups":[{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"194097","name":"IS News"},{"id":"1882","name":"Princeton Review"},{"id":"194043","name":"Guide to Green Colleges"},{"id":"193728","name":"I\u0026S News"},{"id":"192081","name":"office of sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECathy Brim\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer II\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInfrastructure and Sustainability\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["cathy.brim@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}