{"646578":{"#nid":"646578","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Grand Opening of the EcoCommons","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt the corner of Hemphill Avenue and Ferst Drive sits a lush, green, 8-acre treasure \u0026mdash; a study in ecological sustainability, innovative pedagogy, and individual contemplation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKnown as the EcoCommons, the space is a far cry from the dated Beringause Building and surface parking lots that once occupied the area. It is an extension of 80 acres of greenspace throughout Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s campus that follow the original naturally occurring stream paths of this region before urbanization. These revitalized greenspaces are designed and engineered to reduce stormwater runoff while also supporting increased biodiversity and living-learning laboratories on campus. Within the most recently completed 8 acres of the EcoCommons are three distinct programmed areas \u0026mdash; an area to engage, an area to learn, and an area to reflect.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech President \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera is already a frequent visitor. \u0026ldquo;In the Institute\u0026rsquo;s new strategic plan, we pledge to lead and inspire by example \u0026mdash; to become a model of efficiency, sustainability, ethics, equity, and inclusion through deliberate innovation in all our practices,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;The EcoCommons beautifully showcases each of these values.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/grand-opening-ecocommons\u0022\u003ERead the full story and explore the EcoCommons.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt the corner of Hemphill Avenue and Ferst Drive sits a lush, green, 8-acre treasure \u0026mdash; a study in ecological sustainability, innovative pedagogy, and individual contemplation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"At the corner of Hemphill Avenue and Ferst Drive sits a lush, green, 8-acre treasure \u2014 a study in ecological sustainability, innovative pedagogy, and individual contemplation."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2021-04-19 01:23:34","changed_gmt":"2021-05-12 22:17:21","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"646577":{"id":"646577","type":"image","title":"EcoCommons 360 View of Hammock Area","body":null,"created":"1618795175","gmt_created":"2021-04-19 01:19:35","changed":"1618795397","gmt_changed":"2021-04-19 01:23:17","alt":"EcoCommons 360 View of Hammock Area","file":{"fid":"245440","name":"EcoCommons4-web.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/EcoCommons4-web.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/EcoCommons4-web.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1045717,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/EcoCommons4-web.jpg?itok=c10N9-L2"}}},"media_ids":["646577"],"groups":[{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"35921","name":"Facilities Management"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cathy.brim@faciilities.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECathy Brim\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFaciliities Management\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}