{"335231":{"#nid":"335231","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Georgia Tech 1 of 8 universities awarded Gold STAR rating and top-ten Sierra Club ranking","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, which promotes good environmental practices at colleges and universities, recently issued its annual\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aashe.org\/files\/documents\/STARS\/stars_annual_review_2014.pdf\u0022\u003ESTARS report\u003C\/a\u003E. The STARS report \u2014\u0026nbsp;for Sustainability Tracking, Assessment \u0026amp; Rating System \u2014\u0026nbsp;recognizes schools for their sustainability performance, awarding Bronze, Silver, or Gold ratings to\u0026nbsp;institutions based on four categories: academics, engagement, operations, and planning and administration.\u0026nbsp;A total of eight schools have been awarded both a Gold STAR rating and a spot on the Sierra Club\u0027s top 10.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology uses alternative fuels in 150 of its 500 vehicles, and with its construction and demolition projects, it focuses on diverting waste, along with other\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8z1S5XyIyx0\u0022\u003Esustainable practices\u003C\/a\u003E. Among those practices are stormwater\u0026nbsp;runoff reduction efforts that include using ground surfaces that allow water to pass through, removing paved parking lots, campus reforestation, and installing cisterns. The institution is No. 10 on the Sierra Club list.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28044","created_gmt":"2014-10-20 08:43:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:27:20","author":"Jessie Brandon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Vice Provost for Graduate Education","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.educationdive.com\/news\/heres-what-the-8-most-sustainable-campuses-in-the-us-are-doing-right\/320002\/","dateline":{"date":"2014-10-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-10-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"},{"id":"48996","name":"School of Architecture"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"349","name":"campus"},{"id":"106811","name":"gold STAR"},{"id":"492","name":"green"},{"id":"1997","name":"National Ranking"},{"id":"169018","name":"sierra"},{"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":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}