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KSU SUSTAINABILITY
2013
• In 2012 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 2000.
• 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:
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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:
http://www.kennesaw.edu/sustainability
The audits point to commuting as our largest GHG producer
KSU grew by 8% from 2008 – 2010; GHGs increased by 1%
per student GHG emissions dropped by 9%
Energy-Saving Measures
• Combining Christmas & New Years campus shut-downs
• Adding Energy-efficient LEED buildings
• Setting thermostats @ 680 (winter) & 780 (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 socialnetwork Zimride system:
https://web.kennesaw.edu/auxiliaryservices/content/student
-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