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Sustainable success
Operating more sustainably is a goal
for scores of students, faculty and staff
members at Grand Valley. Efforts to
reduce waste and manage utility costs
have created impressive numbers.
22
LEED-certified
buildings on campus
(and five more campus
construction projects
under review).
42%
21.5
of university
waste is recycled
including...
TONS
554.1
of computers
Using
less resources
LEED buildings are
more resource efficient
using less water and energy
and reducing greenhouse
gas emissions.
TONS
of paper, cardboard,
books, glass, plastic
and tin
From 2001-2015 there was a
26.5% drop
in electric usage on a
square-foot basis
$2.1
Million
Annual savings from
energy efficiency,
conservation and new
construction efforts.
Many Laker home
football games are
zero
waste,
typically...
597
POUNDS
of waste is composted
during a football game
505
POUNDS
of waste
is recycled
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of GVMagazineSpring2016