Goals

The main goal of this project is to integrate environmental planning into our development plans, while continuing to work within the legislative framework. We hope to do this by looking critically at our natural resources and setting our own environmental objectives, such as restoring our campus to pre-development metrics and holding ourselves to The Talloires Declaration. To do this we hope to involve our academic programs and our students in the planning process.

Main Areas of Interest:

Landscapes:

Ecosystems

• Restore, create and connect habitat
• Improve biodiversity

Watersheds

• Water (quality and quantity of ground and surface water)
• Habitat (riparian and aquatic)
• Physical character (banks of streams, substrate, etc)

Management Techniques

• Pest control
• Irrigation and other water use
• Energy used for upkeep

Buildings:

Building Site
Water Efficiency
Energy and Atmosphere
Materials and Resources
Indoor Environmental Quality

Transportation:

Commuting
Public Transportation
Shuttle Service
Bicycling

Communities:

Environmental education
Promoting community

• Space design
• Student/Faculty involvement