1. Sustainable Living on Georgia Tech's Campus on behalf of the SGA Sustainability Committee

2. What is sustainability? The present generation living in such a manner that allows them to meet societal demands and fulfill their potential without hindering future generations from doing the same.

3. Why is sustainability important? Preserving the present while looking to the future Environmentally responsible: being conservation- minded; good stewardship of natural and human resources Economically responsible and smart: forward- looking and accounting for externalities Socially responsible: sustainability eliminates issues of inequality and injustice

4. Major areas of sustainability Food o Providing it in an economically viable, socially fair, and environmentally sound manner to everyone Transportation o Reducing dependency on oil and our carbon footprint Energy usage o Socially and financially sound electric technology that doesn't pollute Water usage o Using our "next most precious resource" wisely Waste reduction o Not just recycling, but reducing and reusing Informed consumption (social awareness)

5. Food Choices More local and organic available in Student Center Food Court and dining halls than ever before Vegetarian/vegan options available Farmer's Market & Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Community Garden on campus

6. Composting Composting on campus: Extensive Composting by GT dining through contractor GreenCo GreenCo provides compost for TBD and composts at football games Problem with composting: contamination fines Some students do participate but Tech is currently lacking a more streamlined approach to composting Contact: Nell Fry Composting facility outside of Woodruff Dining Hall

7. Recycling Extremely active and enthusiastic Recycling Department in Facilities Progress limited by financial and staff restrictions despite desire to expand Currently: expanding Game Day Recycling and Greek recycling programs Student body looking for more ways/opportunities to recycle

8. Bicycling Increasingly popular way to get around campus Major Student Concerns: Bike Lanes, Bike Racks, safety and security Starter Bikes: GT's own bicycle co-op; partnership with SOS and ABC ViaCycle: ME project (www.viacycle.com) Honors Program Bike Sharing (has potential, but not being widely used) Atlanta Bike Shops: Intown Bicycles (near Piedmont Park)

9. Public Transportation Use MARTA to get around the city GT transportation can take many places, such as: o Midtown MARTA station o Publix o Emory o Atlantic Station GT transportation runs on clean diesel Carpooling incentives

10. Academics on Sustainability Over 100 classes spread over every school and college on campus are sustainability-focused 21 Endowed Chairs with Sustainability focus 23 Research Centers with Sustainability focus Lecture series: Open Forum on Energy and the Environment (http://www.chbe.gatech.edu/energyforum/; Clean Energy Speaker Series (www.secleanenergy.org)

11. What is being done for sustainability on a campus-wide level All future buildings must be LEED Gold certified and renovations must be LEED-EB Cistern at CULC Building A- on Green Report Card Zero net energy research building in future Green purchasing policy Low-flow toilets and sinks

12. Simple Sustainability Practices You Can Do Every Day Recycling Turning off unnecessary lights and unplugging unused electrical appliances Adjusting your thermostat away from temperature extremes Composting Reducing consumption Reusing old supplies and materials and repurposing discarded or used objects Raising awareness and encouraging sustainable living to those around you

13. GT Sustainability Administration People to Know Cindy Jackson-Office of Waste Management and Recycling: Cindy.Jackson@facilities.gatech.edu Marcia Kinstler-Director of Environmental Stewardship: marcia.kinstler@business.gatech.edu Nell Fry- Sustainability Coordinator of Georgia Tech Dining Services: nell.fry@sodexo.com Maria Linderoth- Program Coordinator for Recycling- Maria.Linderoth@facilities.gatech.edu

14. Sustainability Student Organizations SOS-Molly McLaughlin:molly@gatech.edu o Community Garden o De facto sustainability leaders on campus Environmental Alliance Georgia Tech (EAGT)- Nicole Caruso ncaruso3@gatech.edu Starter Bikes- Gretchen Goldman: gretchen.goldman@ce.gatech.edu SGA Sustainability Committee-Tomás León tomas.leon@gatech.edu; Joe Charbonnet joecharbonnet@gmail.com Students for Progressive Transit- Amy Ingles aingles3@gatech.edu Engineers without Borders Engineers for a Sustainable World- new student organization (www.eswusa.org)