Student Sustainability Project Ideas

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1	Student/Class Sustainability Project Ideas

2	Research, Data, Campus Operations
3	IAQ measurements
4	Water efficiency calculations for academic bldgs
5	Junk mail reduction - Track amount of junk mail delivered to students on campus, research ways to cut down or eliminate
6	Water conservation - Research potential for water conservation in showers, toilets, and sinks around campus
7	Lab energy efficiency - One fume hood in a lab can consume as much energy as a house. Research fume hood improvement opportunities.
8	Rain barrels - Research the potential for rain barrels on downspouts around campus. Quantify potential water capture amount; research how to use water; are there DC code issues?
9	CHarting Emissions from Food Services (CHEFS) - Based on a log of all of AU's food purchases, use a tool to determine the emissions resulting from the growing, transportation, and storage of AU's food purchases for TDR
10	Develop a carbon sequestration project
11	Increase double-sided printing on campus
12	Permeable paving - research opportunities on campus
13	Inventory campus locations using disposable take-away products; research reusable options
14	Replace expanded polystyrene (a.k.a. Styrofoam) with other types of food containers
15	Develop a system to help green events
16	LEED: Thermal comfort monitoring – look for single pane windows – use IR sensors to monitor, quantify potential HVAC savings from replacing with new windows
17	Move out waste reduction - especially for international students
18	Conduct light level survey to "right light" overlit areas
19	Perform waste audits on each of the campus buildings in the LEED Volume project
20	Research use of newspapers in res halls; potential to modify the number provided and reduce waste? Do people read them? Is there a better system?
21	Investigate a "green wall" for an area of campus, potentially the SIS sunken garden
22	Research plastic bag alternatives for the library as part of the bagless intiative - problem is books can be damaged in inclement weather so plastic bags still available on request
23	Research "conflict free" certification for electronics
24	Enhance student biking programs
25	Education, Publicity, & Design
26	Develop signs/video/etc to promote solar installation and its benefits
27	Signage in SIS about green features
28	Making cardboard recycling more clear and understood
29	Help create Earth Month ativities, theme and design
30	Design/create sustainability brochures
31	Write blog posts that could be uploaded onto AU's blogging site
32	Video documentation about innovative projects at AU - solar panels, solar hot water, green roofs, electric vehicles, zero waste goals, carbon neutrality goals; farms that supply our food
33	Planning, Events, & Engagement
34	Manage "green" graduation program
35	Plan a Green Career Fair w/ the Career Center
36	Work with Alumni/Development to help create a formal network of alumni working in sustainability
37	Support Food Recovery Network collections
38	Research effectiveness of outreach programs
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