UGA Campus Sustainability Archive

The UGA Waste Management Baseline Conditions Assessment provides a snapshot of where we are now regarding waste management operations at UGA, illuminates gaps in our syst[...]

The UGA Energy Primer 2019 is a summary of energy use on UGA's Main and Health Sciences Campuses for Fiscal Year 2019. The Primer covers how much energy UGA uses, what it[...]

The presence of bicycles on the University of Georgia campus has increased considerably in recent years. Given the increase, it is the responsibility of university leader[...]

In fiscal year 2019 UGA activities were responsible for 287,771 tonnes (aka “metric tons” or 1,000 kg) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) gross emissions. This is a 20% [...]

The Facilities Management Division 2025 Strategic Plan is an extension of UGA's 2025 Strategic Plan as it applies to the Units and Operational Directives of the Facilitie[...]

Project Description The overarching goal of the Secret Curriculum project has been to provide a " network " for students (particularly from historically underrepresented [...]

Our project, “Build It and They Will Come: Building Bat Houses and Creating Habitat for Bat Conservation and Environmental Awareness”, focused on protecting local bat spe[...]

The Swap Shop at UGA is a place to trade goods at no cost to consumers. This encourages reuse of items while eliminating accessibility barriers. The Swap Shop was opened [...]

As a living learning community, the Franklin Residential College strives to provide students with new learning and personal growth opportunities outside of our academic, [...]

The UGA Water Primer 2019 is a summary of energy use on UGA's Main and Health Sciences Campuses for Fiscal Year 2019. The Primer covers how much water UGA uses, what it c[...]

Aquaponics, while growing in popularity, is still a relatively new and cosists mostly small-scale amateur projects. Our research concentrated on the creation of a larger [...]

In 2019, energy consumption by the residential sector and commercial sector was about 21 quadrillion Btus and is equal to 28% of total U.S. end-use energy consumption in [...]

Project Red is a pilot program at the University of Georgia that provides free menstrual products in select all-gender restrooms. Our biodegradable products have been sup[...]

During the Spring 2014 semester a hands on active learning special topics Environmental Health Course (EHSC 3700) and Internship Opportunity (EHSC 3910) were offered to u[...]

The following report will summarize the pertinent metrics surrounding the implementation of two (2) DuraReader interpretive signs at the recently opened UGA Challenge Cou[...]

The Annual Campus Sustainbility Report summarizes UGAs accomplishments in sustainability in the areas of academics and experiential learning, research and grants, water, [...]

Fossil fuels are scarce, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to meet the everyday demand for fuel in modern society. As gas prices rise, people are becoming concern[...]

The keyhole garden exhibit is primarily an educational opportunity for students to learn, UGArden to grow, and the university to support creative, diverse means of creati[...]

In an effort to reduce the quantity, by volume and mass, of solid waste produced by the University of Georgia (UGA), Aaron Joslin, Holly Campbell and Greg Skupien sought [...]

The Community Crop Cache (C3) project centered on converting an in-place shipping container into a climate-controlled storage container for recovered and harvested fruits[...]

In an evaluation of other LED retrofit programs an average return on investment (ROI) of 3.3 years was found for interior lighting and average of 6 years for exterior lig[...]

"The Sustainable Purchasing Guideline aims to improve the social and environmental sustainability impact of procurement decisions at UGA.
This document lays out strategies[...]

The Annual Campus Sustainbility Report summarizes UGAs accomplishments in sustainability in the areas of academics and experiential learning, research and grants, water, [...]

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are becoming popular in the United States, driven by the government for both federal and state incentives [1] and by the automotive industry to pr[...]