1 - Goizueta Business School
Goizueta Business School
Goizueta’s Business School was the first building to receive a LEED gold certification for an existing building. The building was originally completed in 1997, but operational changes and retrofitting were done in 2003 to make the building more energy and water efficient. Most significantly, the building’s four air handling units were replaced which improved the indoor air quality noticeably. On the exterior, lighting was specially designed using doubleshielding systems to filter 95 percent of light trespass to the night sky.
2 - Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences
Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences
The new PAIS building received LEED gold certification in 2009. The building does an excellent job conserving energy by incorporating natural lighting into classroom settings, contributing to the building’s almost 15-percent total energy reduction. And water conserving plumbing fixtures reduce the building’s water usage by up to 37.7 percent. Additionally, a bioswale system was installed outside the building, helping to remove silt and pollution from surface run off.
3 - Whitehead Biomedical
Whitehead Biomedical
Whitehead, the first LEED certified building in the Southeast, received a LEED silver certification in 2002. The building boasts sustainable components such as energy recovery wheels, rainwater harvesting, and an emphasis on natural lighting.
4 - Candler Library
Candler Library
Candler Library's renovation and expansion is a wonderful example of an historically important building attaining LEED silver certification. The renovation added new low-flow aerators to water fixtures to reduce water usage and new insulation, building automation, control devices and occupancy sensors to conserve energy.
5 - Turman Hall
Turman Hall
Turman received LEED silver certification in 2007 and was the first LEED-certified residence hall at Emory and in the state of Georgia. The dorm’s water saving technologies, which include dual flush toilets, low-flow faucets and efficient irrigation systems, provide a 30-percent reduction in water use. Similarly, steam-to-hot water converters and lighting sensors allow for significant energy reductions. Finally, to encourage sustainable behaviors, a monitor in the lobby allows residents to see the average energy consumption per resident and compare energy use with students in other residence halls.
6 - Yerkes Neurosciences
Yerkes Neurosciences
Yerkes was completed in 2004 and awarded a LEED silver certification, which is made possible in part by water-efficient features such as a storm water retention system that is used for irrigation and low-flow water fixtures as well as energy-efficient features such as efficiency lighting and HVAC systems. Together, these technologies give the building a 30 percent reduction in water use and 22.7 percent reduction in energy use.
7 - Mathematics & Science
Mathematics & Science
The Math and Science Building received LEED certification after its completion in 2002. Constructed from 78 percent recycled materials, the building provides a 20% reduction in energy use and features several water conservation technologies, including a storm water retention vault for irrigation and a closed loop laser cooling system that saves 2.8 million gallons of water a year.
8 - Winship Cancer Center Clinic
Winship Cancer Center Clinic
Winship became LEED certified after its completion in 2003. The building features HVAC and lighting systems that reduce energy use by 20 percent, low-flow water fixtures that reduce water use by 24 percent and drought-tolerant plants and a high-efficiency system that reduces irrigation usage by 50 percent.
9 - Emory Childrens Center
Emory Childrens Center
Completed in 2006, the Emory Children’s Center received a LEED certification due in part to the building’s water and energy efficient technologies. These technologies include a condensate recovery and cooling system and low-flow water fixtures for water conservation and efficiency lighting and HVAC systems for energy conservation.
10 - Few and Evans Residence Halls
Few and Evans Residence Halls
These two freshmen dorms were completed in 2008, and the buildings received LEED gold certification in 2010. In addition to incorporating sustainable building design and technologies, these dormitories are sustainability-themed with programming aimed at encouraging students to adopt sustainable habits and practices. The residence halls also use solar power to pump rainwater from a cistern into dual-flush toilets as well as active dimming and day lighting controls and energy efficient air conditioning systems. The flooring materials in the residence halls are made from recycled carpet, bamboo, or recycled automobile glass, and there is a bike room and demonstration kitchen for sustainable food events.
11 - Goizueta Foundation Center
Goizueta Foundation Center
The Goizueta Foundation Center received LEED gold certification after its completion as a complement to the Goizueta Business School in 2005. The building features a stormwater retention system for irrigation purposes and low-flow water fixtures that reduce water usage by 20 percent as well as energy conservation technologies that reduce energy use by an astounding 36 percent. This building, as well as all other LEED-certified academic buildings, utilizes Integrated Pest Management which is an environmentally responsible approach to pest management that starts with using non-chemical techniques to help minimize hazards to people, property, and the environment.
12 - School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Completed in 2006, the School of Medicine has LEED silver certification. Low-flow plumbing fixtures and dual-flush toilets reduce water use, and high-efficiency lighting and HVAC systems provide energy savings for the building.
13 - Candler School of Theology
Candler School of Theology
The Candler School of Theology was completed in 2008 and received LEED silver certification in 2010. This project is unique in that the pavers used in the hardscape surrounding the building are made of a high-emittance material that lowers the site’s overall heat-island effect. The site was also the former location of buried steam pipes that were insulated with asbestos, and their remediation before the building was constructed allowed the project to earn the ‘brownfield redevelopment’ credit.
14 - Emory Conference Center Hotel Expansion
Emory Conference Center Hotel Expansion
The Emory Conference Center Hotel received LEED silver for its expansion in 2010. The expansion has a 6-lane bowling alley in the basement that has flooring made from cork, a rapidly renewable material. This building, like all of Emory’s buildings, utilizes a Green Cleaning Program which promotes environmentally friendly housekeeping practices such as using disposable paper products with 100 percent recycled content and trash can liners with a minimum 30 percent post consumer recycled content.
15 - Oxford Road Building
Oxford Road Building (Pending)
A LEED silver certification is anticipated to accompany the completed construction of the Oxford Building in April 2010. The building exhibits water conservation through the use of low-flow faucets, dual-flush toilets and low-flow urinals in all of its restrooms as well as a storm water retention system for the irrigation of the greenspace on the building’s roof. The building also features LED lighting systems on the lowest level of the parking deck.
16 - Rollins School of Public Health/Claudia Nance Rollins Building
Rollins School of Public Health/Claudia Nance Rollins Building
The Rollins expansion, which includes renovation of the three lower levels of the Grace Crum Rollins Building, was completed in 2010 with a LEED silver certification. The building’s renovation and addition feature water conservation technologies, including dual-flush toilets, low-flow water fixtures and urinals and a condensate recovery and cooling system, and energy conservation technologies, including efficiency lighting, HVAC systems and a enthalpy wheel for laboratories.
17 - Longstreet-Means Freshman Residence Halls
Longstreet-Means Freshman Residence Halls
These two residence halls opened in the fall of 2010, and achieved LEED gold certification. The halls feature the first gray-water capture and reuse system on Emory’s campus as well as a storm water retention layer that will capture rainwater to irrigate the greenspace on top of the residence hall’s parking garage.
18 - East Village Residence Halls (Oxford College)
East Village Residence Halls (Oxford College)
Completed in 2008, East Village is Oxford’s first building to receive a LEED gold certification. The residence hall features a storm water retention system for on-site irrigation, a drought-tolerant plant palette, low-flow plumbing fixtures and dual-flush water closets for water conservation and high- performance HVAC systems for energy conservation.
Recycling Center
Recycling Center
The Emory recycling program evolved from a group of environmentally conscientious librarians, known as LEAF (Library Environmental Action Force), who began by collecting and recycling white paper. In September of 1990, Emory launched its official recycling program by collecting white paper and aluminum cans. Increased enthusiasm and support for recycling came from students in the spring of 1996, allowing Emory to further expand its program within residential facilities. Finally, in April of 1998, Emory celebrated the opening of an on-campus Recycling Center. Today, Emory Recycles is a service provided by Campus Services that aims to reduce the University’s waste stream by 65 percent by 2015 through waste reduction education, a source-separated recycling collection service that reaches all administrative and residential buildings on campus, secure document shredding services and composting.
Not Pictured, Yerkes Field Station, LEED Gold, Lawrenceville, GA
Rollins School of Public Health Educational Garden
Rollins School of Public Health Educational Garden
Located beside the Rollins School of Public Health, this garden is one of eight educational gardens that are maintained by a team of staff, students, neighbors and faculty. The harvests, which boast tomatoes, lettuces, peas, beans, greens, eggplant, broccoli and herbs are shared within each team of harvesters. The food gardens exist to increase awareness of and interest in local food and to educate the Emory community about what food crops look like, seasonality and how they grow.
School of Nursing Educational Garden
School of Nursing Educational Garden
Located at the entrance of the School of Nursing, this demonstration garden is unique for its medicinal herbs, including Feverfew, which was used to prevent migraine headaches, and Purple Cone Flower, which was used by Native Americans to remedy sore throats, toothaches, cough and colds. The garden is designed as a teaching tool that students from various healthcare disciplines use to become familiar with herbal remedies that their patients may use. The site also provides a peaceful, restorative, educational and attractive public space for the school and the rest of the Emory community.
Cox Hall Ravine Educational Garden
Cox Hall Ravine Educational Garden
Located at the edge of the Cox Hall ravines, this garden is one of eight educational gardens that are maintained by a team of staff, students, neighbors and faculty. The harvests, which boast tomatoes, lettuces, peas, beans, greens, eggplant, broccoli and herbs are shared within each team of harvesters. The food gardens exist to increase awareness of and interest in local food and to educate the Emory community about what food crops look like, seasonality and how they grow.
Weekly Farmers Market
Weekly Farmers Market
Occurring every Tuesday (with the exception of school breaks) from 12 to 5 p.m. in front of Cox Hall, the Emory Farmer’s Market features fresh local produce, certified organics, sustainably produced meat, eggs, bread and cheese and other artisan products. The market aims to support local Georgia farmers and to expand knowledge about healthy eating and sustainable production systems.
Dooley's Den/The Depot Educational Garden
Dooley's Den/The Depot Educational Garden
Located in the front of Dooley’s Depot, this garden is one of eight educational gardens that are maintained by a team of staff, students, neighbors and faculty. The harvests, which boast tomatoes, lettuces, peas, beans, greens, eggplant, broccoli, strawberries and even cotton, are shared within each team of harvesters. The food gardens exist to increase awareness of and interest in local food and educate the Emory community about what food crops look like, seasonality and how they grow.
Green Bean Organic Fair Trade Coffee Cart
Green Bean Organic Fair Trade Coffee Cart
Located outside of Cannon Chapel under the archway and open from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, the Green Bean Coffee Cart sells coffee from Cafe Campesino, a fair trade and organic coffee roaster in Americus, Georgia, in addition to fair trade and organic tea, hot cocoa and pastries. As a not-for-profit organization, all Green Bean proceeds fund the cart and its initiatives.
Oxford College Educational Garden
Oxford College Educational Garden
Located in front of Haygood Hall, Oxford’s garden boasts potatoes, cucumbers, squash, beets, heirloom tomatoes and herbs like cilantro, rosemary and basil. It is one of two gardens dedicated to general education about seasonal grains, fruits and vegetables. Though everyone in the college community is welcome to pick from the garden, the students, staff and faculty involved with it make a conscious effort to give the harvest to custodial staff and grounds workers.
Few Demonstration Kitchen
Few Demonstration Kitchen
The Few Demonstration Kitchen is a great resource for several of Emory's sustainable campus food groups, including Emory's Sustainable Food Initiative, Slow Food Emory, the Emory Culinary Club and the Emory Dining Green Team. As part of a building designed to meet LEED Gold certification, the kitchen is made up of ENERGY STAR appliances and induction cooktops. The Cook’s Warehouse Decatur location has donated cookware, and the Whole Foods Market Briarcliff store stocks the pantry with their store brand 365 products.
Center for Science and Education Garden
Center for Science Educational Garden
Located on Oxford Road by the Center for Science and Education, this garden is one of two dedicated to general education about seasonal grains, fruits and vegetables.
Candler School of Theology Educational Garden
Candler School of Theology Educational Garden
Created in April 2010 next to the second floor entrance of the Candler School of Theology, Emory’s eighth educational garden is a product of the collaborative efforts of the Candler Creation Keepers and the Office of Sustainability Initiates. The garden contains several herbs, such as basil, sage, oregano, thyme and rosemary, as well as a large variety of foods, including blackberries, blueberries, radishes, carrots, tomatoes, beets, peas, squashes, eggplants, and several types of leaf vegetables.
Yerkes Primate Center Garden
Yerkes Primate Center Garden
Created in June 2008 on the floodplain behind the Yerkes Primate Center, this is Emory’s seventh educational garden on campus. Yerkes staff established the garden as a cheaper source for edible primate treats, including fresh herbs and flowers. The staff uses veterinarian-approved plants that work within the sustainability guidelines for organic, pesticide-free crops.
1 - Glenn Memorial
Glenn Memorial
Glenn Memorial, which is owned by Emory and is home to a United Methodist congregation, is the first stop on this tour, which traces the history of the forces, events, and people who have shaped the way Emory now approaches diversity. As at other institutions of higher learning founded in the South before the Civil War, many of Emory’s faculty members and trustees owned slaves. At the national conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1844, one of Emory’s leaders, Bishop James O. Andrew, president of the Board of Trustees, came under fire for owning slaves. Northern abolitionists felt that owning slaves was a worthy preclusion from serving as bishop. Many Southern delegates, including members of the Emory faculty, disagreed and felt that Northern demands were a breach of the governing rules of the conference. The next year, the denomination split into the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The separation, which became known as the “The Methodist Civil War,” was not mended until May 10, 1939, at a conference in Kansas City, Missouri.
This building, constructed in 1931, houses a congregation that began on the Emory campus. During the Civil Rights Era, many members of Glenn, including Emory faculty members, advocated desegregated worship and meetings. The Wesley Fellowship, ministering to Emory students, hosted meetings with students from the historically black Atlanta University Center institutions, creating tensions in the church and the denomination.
2 - Haygood Hopkins Gate
Haygood Hopkins Gate
The Haygood-Hopkins gate is named, in part, after Atticus Haygood, the 8th president of Emory who served when Emory’s had only one campus located in Oxford, Georgia. Haygood is most often remembered for his 1880 Thanksgiving Sermon delivered to the all male students of the college. In it, Haygood stated, "I, for one, thank God that there is no longer slavery in these United States. It is better for our industries and our business, as proved by the crops that free labor makes." His words reveal him as a true proponent of the “New South,” a term made popular by Henry Grady. The sermon was published, and a copy of the sermon fell into the hands of a northern banker named George Seney, who as a result contributed $130,000, an astounding sum, to the school.
3 - Pitts Theology Library
Pitts Theology Library
Pitts Theology Library was the chapel of the University before it housed the collections of theological works. In 1969, the chapel housed the most dramatic forum of student activism Emory had seen. The Black Student Alliance addressed the students, faculty, and administration and led a march from the chapel to Cox Hall, where a protest then continued for four days. The students presented a list of demands to the administration that, over the next few years, led to the development of the Afro-American Studies program and the hiring of the first African American administrator.
4 - Bowden Hall
Bowden Hall
Perhaps the most famous of the stories found here at Emory, Bowden Hall commemorates the influence of Henry Bowden, another Chairman of the Board of Trustees. In 1962, Bowden and Ben Johnson, Jr. won a declaratory statement from the Supreme Court of Georgia that allowed Emory to integrate without losing our tax-free status.
5 - Woodruff Library - 10th Floor Balcony
Woodruff Library - 10th Floor Balcony
The Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books Library holds some of Emory’s most prized possessions, including expansive collections of works from the Civil Rights and Post-Civil Rights Collections and African American Literature collections. Additionally, the tenth floor balcony of the library presents the best vantage point from which to view the entire campus and consider the impact of the history featured in the tour. The full tour will be available on iTunesU in Summer 2010.
6 - Dooley Statue
Dooley Statue
Dooley, Emory’s unofficial mascot who takes the form of a skeleton, represents the spirit of Emory. He is a scamp, a lord of misrule, and an often sophomoric offender of the established order. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, students anonymously published letters in a student publication entitled the Phoenix. The letters encouraged students to advocate for themselves, much the way that student government works now. However, in the 1920’s, Dooley’s letters took on a more prejudiced tone and even admonished the presence of African American visitors on campus, writing that such visitors “belong in the kitchen,” not on the quad. In the past quarter century, Dooley has re-emerged as a voice in favor of community that takes in all of Emory’s diversity. The statue highlighted on this tour was unveiled in 2008, and features Dooley surrounded by wing-like panels that represent a field of energy through which the evanescent spirit flits.
1 - Calhoun Oak
Calhoun Oak
This white oak located on the front lawn of Emory Hospital was named for Dr. Phinizy Calhoun, Jr., the son of the region's first eye and ear specialist, Abner W. Calhoun. Calhoun, Jr. was credited with bringing modern ophthalmology to Georgia. He was the first eye doctor in the state to perform surgery under a microscope and the first in the Southeast to perform a corneal transplant. Colleagues regarded him one of the best trained ophthalmic pathologists in the country during the 1950s and 1960s.
2 - American Holly
American Holly
Located at North Kilgo near Asbury Circle, the American Holly was moved here from the site of the new Candler Library addition. This yellow-berried variety was probably purchased in the 40's or early 50's.
3 - East Palatka Holly
East Palatka Holly
Located at the corner of Dickie and Eagle Row, and believed to be an offspring of the original East Palatka Holly which was brought to campus by Bishop Warren Candler’s wife. She had discovered a young sprout of an East Palatka Holly growing in a crotch of a Live Oak, located in Savannah, GA, under which John Wesley once preached. We have named these offsprings for John Wesley and call them collectively the John Wesley Holly. (Cuttings from one of the trees that was removed to make way for the realignment of Eagle Row was taken by Dr. JoAn Chace and others to continue the legacy of the trees. The cuttings were rooted by the Emory Grounds department and many have been planted at different sites around Georgia. Sen. Sam Nunn planted one of these seedlings at his home on the Georgia coast. One of the original hollies is located next to Seney Hall on the Oxford campus.
4 - White Oak
White Oak
Located on the end of the Quadrangle near White Hall and the Administration Building, this oak was planted to commemorate the inauguration of Dr. James Wagner as President of Emory University. The White Oak is the state tree of Maryland, Dr. Wagner's native state.
5 - Overcup Oak
Overcup Oak
The Overcup Oak was planted in front of Bowden Hall to commemorate the presidency of Dr. William Chace, who assumed leadership of the university as the 18th president in July 1994 until he retired in 2003. Chace was president during what was perhaps the most dramatic period of growth for Emory.
6 - Oak
Oak
The Oak in front of Carlos Hall was donated by vice president and deputy to the president Dr. Gary Hauk in memory of his son Thomas. Dr. Hauk has served in senior administrative positions for more than twenty years.
7 - Pecan Tree
Pecan Tree
Located outside of on the Quadrangle, the pecan tree is believed to have been planted at the request of Bishop Warren Candler's wife Mrs. Antoinette (Nettie) Candler.
8 - Baker Woodlands
Baker Woodlands
Located between Fishburne Drive and South Kilgo Circle, the Baker Woodlands were named for the late Woolford B. Baker, beloved professor of biology and protector of Emory's natural resources. Baker Woodland is a wonderful example of a Piedmont hardwood forest. It contains over 100 plant species including 60 native trees, shrubs, and woody vines.
9 - Water Oaks
Water Oaks
Four massive oaks are located in the front and on side of Glenn Memorial Sanctuary. These oaks were most likely moved from a local site shortly after construction and, as a result, are probably older than Glenn Memorial.
10 - Shumard Oaks
Shumard Oaks
Three Shumard oaks are located on the south side of the Goizueta Business School. They were moved here from the site of the Whitehead Biomedical Research building when they were approximately 12 inches diameter.
11 - White Oak
White Oak
This white oak is located in Beckham Grove.
12 - Ginkgo Tree
Ginkgo Tree
The Ginkgo located at the Asbury side of Callaway was planted as a gift to Emory from Jean Porter, who retired in 2002 after nearly 50 years at Emory. Porter served as director of the Emory Well House from its inception in 1986 until her retirement this year.
13 - Sugar Maple
Sugar Maple
This sugar maple was planted by as a class tree in 2005 outside of the Callaway Center on the corner of the Quadrangle following convocation.
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3 - Callaway Memorial Center
6 - Dooley's Den - 'The Depot'
8 - Michael C. Carlos Hall
9 - Michael C. Carlos Museum
10 - Pitts Theology Library
11 - Administration Building
12 - Sanford S. Atwood Chemistry Center
13 - Anthropology Building
15 - Cherry Logan Emerson Hall
17 - Glenn Memorial Church and Auditorium
19 - Robert W. Woodruff Library
20 - Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
24 - Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administration Building
South Fork Peachtree Creek
South Fork Peachtree Creek
The South Fork Peachtree Creek once held a hydropower plant that furnished electricity to the Lullwater House and the rest of the Decatur area in the early 1900s. Remnants of the aqueduct that funneled the water to the plant as well as the dam can still be seen on the South Fork. Unfortunately, years of overdevelopment have left Peachtree Creek with significant pollution and flooding problems.
Peavine Creek
Peavine Creek
Peavine Creek forms the western boundary of the Emory University Campus and has its sources to the south and east of the campus. The Peavine Creek Watershed covers an area of approximately six square miles extending south to the Candler Park and Lake Claire neighborhoods and east to downtown Decatur. Three tributaries feed into Peavine Creek: the Decatur Fork, Fernbank Creek and Lullwater Creek. Unfortunately, years of urbanization within the watershed has led to flooding and severe erosion. Due to growing concern in the community regarding these problems and other changes in the structure and function of the creek and its tributaries, the Peavine Watershed Alliance (PWA) was founded in July of 1997 to protect Peavine Creek.
1 - Lullwater (President’s) House
Lullwater (President’s) House
Since 1963, Lullwater has been home to the president of Emory University and his family. Sanford S. Atwood, the University's sixteenth president, was the first to take up residence there. The home and the 185 acres of woods and fields that surround it were purchased from Emory alumnus and benefactor Walter T. Candler in 1958 for between $750,000 and $1 million. The house was built in 1925 and finished the following year under the direction of architect Lewis E. Crook and his business partner Ernest D. Ivey.
2 - Lullwater Suspension Bridge
Lullwater Suspension Bridge
Built in 2008, the Lullwater suspension bridge is 210 feet long and spans Peachtree Creek to connect the VA Hospital to the main campus of Emory. Emory and the VA Hospital funded this $177,000 bridge with the requirement that the bridge would ‘do no harm’ to its surrounding environment. Seattle outfit ‘Sahale’ (meaning ‘way up there’ in Chinook Indian) LLC took up the challenge. You can see that the bridge touches the ground on only two places—these are the foundations for the 27-foot tall towers and the anchor points for the cables. Sahale’s design did not require the use of any cranes or disruptive machinery during construction. The firm created and tested the bridge’s parts in Seattle before coming to Atlanta to install the bridge by hand over the course of a month.
3 - Stone Tower
Stone Tower
Walter Candler constructed this dam to form the lake which now bears his family name: Candler Lake. Next to the dam a stone tower housed a small hydroelectric power plant that generated electricity from the dam’s water flow to power Candler’s home on the hill.
4 - Candler Lake Island
Candler Lake Island
In 1966, a medical school professor began a study by putting three macaques, a species of monkey, on the island in front of you, planning to keep them there as a habitat similar to their native India. The experiment was called off after a few months when the monkeys ventured off the island. Surprise, monkeys can swim! Like all of Georgia's lakes, Candler is a human-made lake that was created by and named for Asa Candler, the founder of Coca-Cola who donated the original 75 acres of Druid Hills to Emory in 1914. The lake supports a large amount of animal life in the area, including Canada Geese and "mutt" ducks (domestic ducks interbred with mallards), some of the lake’s most regular and popular characters.
1 - Richardson Creek
Richardson Creek
Ernest Richardson Creek (Lullwater Stream) was named for the longtime caretaker of Lullwater, who served there for 40 years (1926 – 62). The creek was the first campus place named for an African American. The steep sides of the creek indicate signs of erosions while the stripped bark on the trees alongside it provide evidence of beaver. Richardson Creek runs alongside Lullwater Hill. The hill is made up of a mix of hardwood trees that form the sort of canopy that characterizes Georgia's Piedmont forests. Below this canopy, a number of smaller trees and shrubs form an under-story and, closer to the ground, wildflowers and vines can be found.
2 - Starvine Way
Starvine Way
Plans for Starvine Way began in the mid-1990s as a way to connect Emory's main campus and Clairmont campus. Though originals plans would have put the road directly through Lullwater, a diverse group of opponents succeeded in relocating Starvine parallel to the railroad tracks at the edge of the park where it exists today.
3 - Biology Research Pond
Biology Research Pond
Located opposite Candler Lake is a moderate-sized pond once known as the Biology Research Pond. In 1962, an old cabin was refurbished to serve as a laboratory on a knoll above the pond and a micrometeorological tower was erected at each site to study bugs and air at different heights. The towers, remnants of which can still be seen, fell into disuse and were pulled down in the early 1990s after high school students were discovered in the towers.
1 - Houston Mill Dam
Houston Mill Dam
At the Houston Mill dam, you will see an area in the concrete wall where water is spilling out from a dilapidated flume into the creek. This is a part of an old aqueduct, which has been broken open to allow the water to feed the rest of the creek. The aqueduct once ran all the way to the opposite side of this trail, carrying water from the creek to the old mill and hydropower plant that stood at the turn of the twentieth century in what is now Hahn Woods.
2 - Former Gristmill Location
Former Gristmill Location
A deep indention at the side of the creek is actually the former location of an old water-powered gristmill, which was used to grind grain into flour. Washington Jackson Houston (1831-1911) was the former owner of this mill as well as the 600 acres on which it sat, which he purchased from Chapman Powell, his father-in-law. Houston farmed the land, ran the mill and worked for Western & Atlantic railway as a transportation and freight agent.
3 - Hydropower Plant Generator
Hydropower Plant Generator
Perhaps the most noticeable feature in these woods, a large remnant of the old hydropower plant’s turbine-driven electric generator sits on top of a stone wall in front of a clearing that once held the plant’s spillway. Washington Jackson Houston built the power plant around 1900, and it went into operation five years later. The power plant supplied electricity to Decatur and was the first successful one in this area. Though it began service as the Decatur Electric Light, Water and Power Company, it was later sold to Georgia Power’s predecessor, the Georgia Railway and Electric Company.
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Note: This map is not intended to depict accessible paths on the Emory University campus. For information regarding accessible paths, please contact Emory’s Office of Disability Services at (404) 727-9877 or TDD: (404) 712-2049.
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PEDS (Pedestrian Educating Drivers on Safety) - In addition to promoting pedestrian-friendly travel, PEDS provides non-vehicle travelers with a forum for reporting and obtaining information on broken sidewalks, faded crosswalks, dysfunctional ramps and other pedestrian safety hazards.
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Cliff Shuttles and MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) – To learn more about the Cliff shuttle and MARTA bus routes, schedules and fares in the Emory community and beyond, visit Atlanta’s two largest busing fleets online.
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Emory Zipcar – Emory students, faculty and staff can go online to find additional information on Emory’s Zipcar rates and policies as well as how to sign up for Emory’s Zipcar program.
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Map My Ride – Map My Ride offers bikers a space for posting their favorite urban or mountain biking paths and corresponding travel information online to share with the rest of Georgia’s bikers.
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Scavenger Hunt
Test your knowledge of Emory’s campus with a fun scavenger hunt for some of its most well-known LEED-certified buildings:
Building 1
- This was the first LEED-Certified building constructed on Emory’s campus and in the Southeast.
- This building has an innovative energy recovery system made of “enthalpy e wheels on the roof that paid for itself in approximately four years.
- This building houses the departments of cell biology, human genetics, and physiology.
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Building 2
- These neighboring buildings have one of the highest LEED ratings and are often referred to together.
- Native Georgian plants help form a rain swale outside these buildings to naturally filter water.
- This building boasts sustainable features such as recycled carpets, bamboo floors and solar panels used to pump rainwater to the dual flush toilets.
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Building 3
- This was the first LEED-certified building renovation at Emory.
- This building played a pivotal role in the advancement of race relations on campus as the site of a protest against segregation.
- This building is named after a president who instituted the nation’s first model intramural program.
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Building 4
- Originally built in 1917, this building was expanded and renovated to achieve a LEED silver certification.
- This building is part of Emory’s commitment to “higher” education.
- In the spring, the building’s front lawn hosts Emory’s traditional white coat ceremony.
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Building 5
- This building houses 3 departments: Physics, Computer Science, and Environmental Studies.
- An experimental green roof has been installed to absorb energy, capture water, and naturally insulate the building.
- Despite Atlanta light pollution, students can get a great look at the stars with the building’s planetarium.
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Answers
- Building 1 - Whitehead Biomedical Research Building
- Building 2 - Few and Evans Residence Halls
- Building 3 - Candler Library
- Building 4 - School of Medicine
- Building 5 - Math and Science Center
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