{"231021":{"#nid":"231021","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Top Green Honors Bestowed on Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThough Georgia Tech is known for white and gold, green has practically become a third school color in recent years as the Institute continues to be nationally recognized for its efforts in sustainability.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Princeton Review named Tech to its\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/green-honor-roll.aspx\u0022\u003Esixth annual Green Honor Roll\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for the year 2014. Tech was one of 22 colleges and universities receiving the highest possible score of 99. More than 800 schools were evaluated for the annual listing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has also earned a place in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sierraclub.org\/coolschools\u0022\u003ESierra Club\u2019s Top 10 Cool Schools list\u003C\/a\u003E, which spotlights universities placing an emphasis on environmental responsibility. This is the second year Tech has been included on the list, this year at No. 8. Georgia Tech\u2019s place on this list is also featured on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/americas-greenest-colleges-2013-8#\u0022\u003EBusiness Insider\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Georgia Tech has been designing and constructing sustainable buildings for decades, holistically integrating architecture, landscape, engineering, technology and ecology,\u0022 said Howard Wertheimer, director of Capital Planning and Space Management. \u0022It is part of our ethos to be good stewards of our environment, and we work hard every day to make informed decisions that will create a memorable campus experience for our students, faculty, staff, alumni and visitors.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about Tech\u2019s past green honors, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/greenbuzz.gatech.edu\/awards\u0022\u003Egreenbuzz.gatech.edu\/awards\u003C\/a\u003E, or\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/greenbuzz.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egreenbuzz.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Princeton Review named Tech to its\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/green-honor-roll.aspx\u0022\u003Esixth annual Green Honor Roll\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for the year 2014. Tech was one of 22 colleges and universities receiving the highest possible score of 99. More than 800 schools were evaluated for the annual listing.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27714","created_gmt":"2013-08-21 20:21:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:46","author":"Kyle James","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-08-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-08-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"231011":{"id":"231011","type":"image","title":"Princeton Review Green Honor Roll 2014","body":null,"created":"1449243602","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:40:02","changed":"1475894903","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:23","alt":"Princeton Review Green Honor Roll 2014","file":{"fid":"197541","name":"greenhonorroll.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/greenhonorroll_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/greenhonorroll_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":13004,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/greenhonorroll_0.jpg?itok=S9ll-c8q"}}},"media_ids":["231011"],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"101","name":"Award"},{"id":"492","name":"green"},{"id":"9192","name":"green honor roll"},{"id":"1882","name":"Princeton Review"},{"id":"168962","name":"sierra club"},{"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:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}