KSU SUSTAINABILITY 2014

In 2013 Kennesaw State University was among seven Georgia Colleges & Universities named in the “Green Colleges List” issued by the Princeton Review in partnership with the U. S. Green Building Council.

Facilities Prillaman Hall received the Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification, at the Gold level, KSU’s Social Sciences Building is Silver LEED certified and the Commons is Gold certified. The Science Laboratory Building is currently being reviewed for LEED certification as well.

Prillaman Hall

Science Lab Addition

Social Sciences & the “Spaceship Earth” Sculpture

The Commons Dining Hall

What is LEED? LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a third party certification program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council in The nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED certification offers third party validation of a project’s green features and verifies that the building is operating exactly the way it was designed to.

LEED Certification Building projects earn LEED certification and points for satisfying prerequisites within each of the LEED categories: Sustainable Sites (SS), Water Efficiency (WE), Energy and Atmosphere (EA), Materials and Resources (MR) and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) The number of points the project earns determines the level of LEED Certification the project receives: –Certified:40–49 points –Silver:50–59 points –Gold: 60–79 points –Platinum:80 points and above

The KSU Commons Dining Hall is a nationally acclaimed model of sustainability It has energy and water-conserving features, all food wastes are composted, and oil waste is sold as a biodiesel source

KSU’s Farm-to-Campus Program Acres of organic farmland

On-Campus Herb Garden

KSU’s Farmers’ Market on the Campus Green

American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment KSU has carried out 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) audits – for fiscal years 2008, 2010, & 2012: The audits point to commuting as our largest GHG producer KSU grew by 8% from 2010 – 2012; GHGs decreased by > 5% per student GHG emissions dropped by 12%

Energy-Saving Measures Combining Christmas & New Years campus shut-downs Adding Energy-efficient LEED buildings Setting 68 0 (winter) & 78 0 (summer) Motion-detector light controls

Federal Stimulus funding awarded in 2010 have been used to increase energy efficiency in older buildings

“BOB” Shuttle Routes began in Spring, 2011 routes to remote parking lots & campus buildings routes connecting nearby apartments

Zimride carpool system Select potential carpool participants using the social- network Zimride system: -carpooling

Shuttles reduce traffic congestion & pollution caused by prolonged vehicle idling times KSU instituted a “No Idle” Policy in 2010

The KSU campus is rapidly losing its natural areas, including a small forest that houses pink ladyslippers, a rare native orchid Nearby off-campus sites for outdoor lab and field experiences have been identified; this will reduce the impact of these classes on KSU’s forested areas

Outdoor Gathering Places

Students are designing a Bioswale to capture pollutants in campus storm water runoff

Recycling KSU uses a “single source” (materials can be mixed) recycling system KSU accepts paper, cardboard, aluminum cans, glass drink bottles, batteries, and plastics #s 1 - 7

Residence Halls The newer buildings on the North side of campus have energy and water conserving features Resident Assistants plan Sustainability Events (such as an “Earth Hour” celebration) on a regular basis

KSU Athletics Under the leadership of our Athletic Director, Vaughn Williams, KSU is introducing measures and events to promote sustainability in our athletics programs