Green Oranges - SU Library Green News
(10/19/09) Join the Mug Club! You can now re-use a mug at SU cafés, including Pages, as part of the Mug Club. Read more here.
(10/19/09) Thanks to SU's new contract with Northeast Surplus & Materials, your department can now recycle electronic equipment! Here's how!
(2/16/09) Library publications are now printed using 100% recycled paper and vegetable inks, with a preference for FSC-certified printers. For a hot-off-the-presses example, see the Library’s new stationery.
(2/10/09) Having a meeting at the library with food and drink? For a small additional charge, you can ask for a "sustainable meeting" -- no bottled water, no paper or plastic plates or utensils.
Green UniverseCity
Green Universe City, SU's University-wide green initiative, is part of the larger American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, a high-visibility effort to address global warming by garnering institutional commitments to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions, and to accelerate the research and educational efforts of higher education to equip society to re-stabilize the earth’s climate. For complete information about Green Universe City, of which SU's Green Library Team is a contributing part, please see the main website at http://greenuniversecity.syr.edu.
Greener Libraries Around the World
Read how other libraries across the United States and around the world are turning their attention to sustainability and greener choices in everything from program planning to purchasing to new construction. (News items remain here for 90 days. Older news items can be found on the Archived News tab.)
- San Jose State greens its Martin Luther King Jr. library (10/22/09) The MLK library has new "natural spectrum" bulbs which appear lighter to the eye though using less energy, and installed occupancy sensors in the stacks to switch lights off when they're not needed.
- McGill Library adds environmental database to its offerings (10/21/09) Environment Complete's coverage includes agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
- Grand Rapids Public Library wins green education award (9/2/09) GRPL buildings breathe green, with a rain garden at the main library and recycling at every branch. The library is especially proud of its large Green Team, which has created and coordinated an extensive Earth Week program for each of the past two years.
- University of Mississippi installs "smart meters" to reduce energy use (8/27/09) The J.D. Williams Library and several other buildings are installing "SmartMeters" to monitor and report (via Twitter, Facebook) energy usage. UM hopes to identify patterns of electricity usage and find ways to alter behavior to reduce electricity consumption and carbon emissions.
- William and Mary cuts energy use 16% (8/27/09) William & Mary reduced its carbon emissions 16 percent per square foot of building space since 2002, according to the College's first official greenhouse gas inventory released this week.
- Loyola Marymount opens LEED-certified library (8/26/09) New William H. Hannon Library includes numerous green features, such as the use of recycled building materials, drought-tolerant landscaping, and interior lighting that automatically dims in response to the sun's brightness.
- University of Kansas' Anschutz Library wins energy award (8/20/09) Anschutz Library recognized for its efforts in energy conservation, specifically for a student-led initiative to power the library exclusively by wind energy this year.
- Cape Cod Community College adds more green initiatives (8/20/09) CCCC has a 2-kilowat fuel cell as a demonstration and teaching tool as well as to provide electricity to Wilkens Library, along with numerous other green initiatives.
- Concordia University opens new LEED Gold certified library (08/17/2009) See http://www.cu-portland.edu/giving/success/librarycenter.cfm for more information.
- Using the sun to preserve rare books (8/4/09) Research and Collections Preservation Consortium (ReCAP), owned/operated by the New York Public Library, Columbia University, and Princeton University, uses solar energy to help power its environmentally-controlled library.
- Tulare County Library goes green (8/1/09) Dozens of new buildings in Tulare County, CA are using green techniques, practices, and design. The new library will be LEED certified with cork floors and drought-resistant landscaping, and using locally-sourced bricks and concrete that contains recycled material.
Green Library Team |
Green Library TeamTasha Cooper (chair), Michele Combs, Tom House, Tom Keays, Eli Liquori. Not pictured: Suzanne Preate, Penelope Singer, Ginny Strauch.
Did you know...?
...that according to new IRS rules, costs for purchase, improvements, repair, and storage for bicycles used for travel between the employee's residence and place of employment are now reimbursable by your employer (if your employer participates)? Read more.
...that students are increasingly looking for ways to limit their environmental impact? Read more.
...that SU's new data center will use 50% less power than traditional data centers? Read more .
...that newer desktop computers are 50% more efficient than older ones? Read more here and here.
...that Berea College in Kentucky banned mass paper mailings on campus nearly a decade ago? Read more about Berea's commitment to sustainability here.
...that the Bill Clinton Library in Little Rock, AR, is LEED Platinum certified? Read more here.
...that Syracuse University scored a B- overall on the College Sustainability Report Card. See details here.
...that if you're going to be away from your desk for more than a few minutes but don't want to close down your workstation, you can save energy by choosing Start > Shutdown and then select "Hibernate" from the drop down menu? When you come back, just log in and your desktop will come right back up complete with any programs or documents you had open.
...that more and more students are looking for green practices when choosing a college. Read more about this trend.
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