{"60459":{"#nid":"60459","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Among Sierra Magazine\u2019s \u201cCool Schools\u201d","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech was named to Sierra Magazine\u2019s \u201cCool Schools\u201d list that recognizes America\u2019s greenest campuses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech was ranked 20th among more than 160 colleges and universities polled by Sierra Magazine.\u0026nbsp; According to the magazine, this year\u2019s rankings gave more weight to each university or colleges\u2019 energy supply.\u0026nbsp; Other criteria included commitment to sustainability: efficiency, food, academics, purchasing, transportation, waste management, administration, financial investments and other initiatives. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe top ranking school scored an 88.6, and Georgia Tech scored an 80.5 out of a possible 100.\u0026nbsp; Georgia Tech sustainability highlights include LEED certified buildings, sustainable courses, recycling, composting, alternative transportation and water conservation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EToping the list were Green Mountain College, Dickinson College and Evergreen State College.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech was named to Sierra Magazine\u2019s \u201cCool Schools\u201d list that recognizes America\u2019s greenest campuses.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech named one of 20 greenest campuses."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2010-08-17 10:56:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:15","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"57063":{"id":"57063","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449175327","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:07","changed":"1475894378","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:38","alt":"Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"190534","name":"tgs93055.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgs93055_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgs93055_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":60499,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tgs93055_0.jpg?itok=XdZvPISn"}}},"media_ids":["57063"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.sierraclub.org\/sierra\/201009\/coolschools\/top100.aspx","title":"Sierra Magazine"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"10414","name":"Cool Schools"},{"id":"807","name":"environment"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"492","name":"green"},{"id":"169513","name":"Sierra Magazine"},{"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\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":["MattNagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}