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Water Conservation |
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In light of Georgia’s severe drought, water conservation is more important than ever. Metro Atlanta is the largest municipality reliant on the smallest single watershed in America.
In 1995, the University developed a statement of principles to reduce water consumption in Atlanta and Oxford. Then, in 2007, a consulting team was hired to develop a comprehensive water management plan – addressing storm water management, waste-water management, and overall water conservation on Emory’s campuses.
Currently Emory has more certified “green” building space by square footage than any other university in the nation.
Emory’s green buildings conserve water in the following ways:- A closed-loop laser system helps the Math and Science Center save 2.8 million gallons of water per year.
- Water use in Candler Library has been reduced by 30 percent.
- Low-flow fixtures in the Goizueta Business School reduced water use by 20 percent. Cisterns also capture storm water and condensate from air handling units for irrigation.
- Water-saving fixtures at the Winship Cancer Center reduced water use by 24 percent.
- The Whitehead Biomedical Research Building and Emory’s Children’s Center conserves water and energy at the same time by using large heat wheels to wring the humidity out of the atmosphere resulting in almost 4 million gallons of water being captured and used in Emory’s chilled-water system.
- Emory’s new freshmen residence halls, designed to be LEED certified, pump collected rainwater using solar power.
- Installing low-flow shower heads, dual-flush toilets, and waterless urinals at various locations on campus.
- Rainwater cisterns holding 300,000 gallons of collected rainwater that can be used to water campus trees and gardens
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