Programs

Tulips in front of the Robert Ferst center.

Georgia Tech maintains numerous Institutional environmental sustainability programs. The following list is just a sampling of programs.

Green Cleaning

Georgia Tech is committed to green cleaning. In addition to using environmentally friendly hand soap, paper products, cleaning equipment, floor finish, stripper, carpet cleaner, garbage bags and towel dispensers, Georgia Tech requires that all vendors provide only green products. Our cleaning equipment uses 70 percent less water and 90 percent less chemicals than traditional equipment.

Recycling

Georgia Tech encourages all members of the campus community to recycle. In 1996 Georgia Tech established a program to oversee campus recycling efforts. Housed within the Office of Solid Waste Management and Recycling, the program's mission is to encourage and expand recycling, waste diversion, and reuse programs and to promote efforts to decrease the amount of landfill waste produced on the Georgia Tech campus.

Sustainable Food Project

The Georgia Tech Sustainable Food Project (GT-SFP) encourages environmentally responsible dining habits for all students, faculty, and staff. As a result of a President's Undergraduate Research Award granted to undergraduate student Liam Rattray and Dr. Ron Broglio, Georgia Tech now has several innovative programs that encourage sustainable dining. Specifically, the Campus Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program works with 27 local family farms to provide Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff with option of purchasing fresh, organic, locally grown and raised foods from produce to meats, dairy, and breads on campus.

Green Services

The department of Auxiliary services strives to incorporate elements of environmental sustainability in campus housing, dining services, parking and transportation, health services, the student center, the Buzz Card Center, and the Barnes and Noble @ Georgia Tech.

Landscape Design & Management

Strategically, sustainability is a key component in the Georgia Tech Campus Master Plan. Operationally, Georgia Tech demonstrates its committment to the principals and practice of sustainability. The integration of sustainability into campus development is outlined in a Landscape Master Plan that dictates the use of drought-tolerant vegetation, the reduction of impervious surfaces, an increase in the campus tree canopy, and developing performance landscapes that will help reduce hydrocarbon emission, material consumption and effectively capture and reuse storm water.