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PAGE 12 // WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009 ill s By Laura Wainman Senior Reporter Sustainability has been ingrained in Eton’s mental dictionary since the creation of Elon’s Environmental Advisory Council in 2006. The council, made up of students, faculty and staff representatives, spent a year researching the concept and practice of sustainability and devising the 53-page Sustainability Master Plan to implement their findings at Eton. Sustainability was made an institutional priority in 2007, which was further emphasized by the arrival of Eton’s first sustainability coordinator, Elaine Durr, last May. “My job as the sustainability coordinator is primarily to help guide the university toward sustainability through supporting existing programs, as well as supporting research to look into new ideas,” Durr said. Eton has identified several focus areas to work in to further reduce its ecological footprint and create a more sustainable campus, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conserving resources and educating the community. ZipcBi As the recession conZL students alike, cost-cSi popular Zipcarisacar-sNm;^^ a $35 annu^feetobeal! ^ also purchase a departn^'J all faculty within that depa*J S Members can then resZ % Web Site include gas, in^ The Zipcar program ar;ij gas emissions by decreasmX day as well as using Toyota* standard gasolinG vehicfes \ Bio Buse Students with vetiictert fcs campus before 4 p.m. «.?£ U shuttle system has beams ib transportation to campus. There are currently se.i'i b in 2007. The buses [unonH E: and 80 percent ultra diesel as it contains fewef;a Tj The Bio Buses tui ke ,ti apartment complexes to B i fifth route tales students » Commons and AlaranceS vehicles on campus ortte- - The installation of a GPSf^‘ students to track the implemented as a resf-j'" long for a bus to maieii';'' Bon has 29 other ar? utility vehicles, and plansW f Lindner Hall T 36^ - Lindner Hall, currently under construction, is the first Elon building to pursue Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design silver certification. This is a nationally-recognized benchmark for construction and building design sustainability. While Lindner Hall will incorporate sustainable features already in place elsewhere on campus, it will be the only Elon building to use soar energy and a solar water heating system. “We have estimated that Lindner Hall w save 96,000 gallons of water a year compar to using standard plumbing fixtures and wi be 27 percent more energy-efficient t ari ^ a building that meets the standard building ^ energy code,” Durr said. thest*!f^ The construction of Lindner Hall has jyste(!» been very “green,” as many of the , (t^eloS* used contain recycled content and regio to;. CCnt:;" SUSE'' ttiec;' perc6*^ fOfSKl bliKW' fixtuiesfi futW' P3tt^ DAVID WELLS I Photo Editor ii
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