{"55439":{"#nid":"55439","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Named To Green Honor Roll","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is one of the country\u0027s greenest schools according to The Princeton Review and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).  One of fifteen schools to be named to the 2010 Green Honor Roll, Georgia tech is also one of 286 green schools included in the newly released \u003Cem\u003EThe Princeton Review\u2019s Guide to 286 Green Colleges\u003C\/em\u003E.  Georgia Tech also has the distinction of being named to \u003Cem\u003EPrinceton Review\u0027s\u003C\/em\u003E Green Honor Roll in 2008 and 2009. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe guide was established, \u0022to recognize the impressive environmental and sustainability programs at universities and colleges across the country,\u0022 said \u003Cem\u003EPrinceton Review\u0027s\u003C\/em\u003E Leah Pennino and USGBC\u0027s Ashley Katz.  In addition, the Green Honor Roll, first established in 2008, \u0022salutes the institutions receiving the highest possible Green Rating score (99) in the year\u2019s tallies,\u201d said Pennino.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to \u003Cem\u003EPrinceton Review\u003C\/em\u003E, Georgia Tech\u2019s inclusion on the Honor Roll and in the guide is an indication that the Institute excels in providing students a healthy and sustainable quality of life, preparing students for green jobs and responsible green citizenship and using environmentally responsible school policies.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EEnvironmental sustainability is a vital component of the Georgia Tech academic experience.  With classes, research, and majors addressing various aspects of the topic stretching across all of the Institute\u2019s colleges and majors, students learn to think green.  In addition, Georgia Tech\u2019s strategic plan recommends that all students should take at least one class focused on sustainability before they graduate.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute also integrates sustainable practices in all aspects of campus operations, maintaining a fleet of natural gas powered buses, using local and organic food in the dining halls, recycling various items including batteries, paper, plastic, and glass, and using non-toxic cleaner in buildings.  The institute also maintains a rigorous building code for all renovations and new buildings, ensuring that they meet LEED standards.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The Princeton Review, U.S. Green Building Council Recognize Georgia Tech\u0027s Leadership In Environmental Sustainability"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is named a top green college by the Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-04-20 18:40:06","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"54703":{"id":"54703","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21"}},"media_ids":["54703"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.greenbuzz.gatech.edu\/","title":"Green Buzz"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"492","name":"green"},{"id":"9192","name":"green honor roll"},{"id":"1882","name":"Princeton Review"},{"id":"5276","name":"usgbc"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matt.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}