Building and Landscape Design

Mission

To identify and implement sustainable practices for building and landscape design on Georgia College campuses.

Goals

• Explore the use of storm water to irrigate landscaping
• Create a centralized control for all campus irrigation
• Explore the use of Geoblock grass parking lots on campus.
• Have new construction meet or exceed the University System of Georgia Sustainable Energy Management Plan and meet LEED certification standards.
• Have renovations meet or exceed the Georgia Sustainable Energy Management Plan
• Create specific building standards for Georgia College
• Have at least two employees from Facilities Services become LEED Accredited Professionals

Activities

As we continue to grow and develop GC campus, there is a growing concern for the impacts of our buildings and landscaping.  Here are some links to help explain the concepts of sustainable design:

• California Integrated Waste Management Board: Green Building Home Page
• Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing, University of California, Berkeley
• Carnegie Mellon Green Design Institute
• Design: Green
• G Green Design Center
• Green Design Furniture

Georgia College Sustainability Council
Campus Box 047 | Milledgeville, GA 31061
Phone 478-445-7379 | Fax 478-445-4009
For more information: green@gcsu.edu

Design Links

Environmentally Friendly Landscaping Practices

Managing a Water-Wise Landscape

University of Vermont GreenHouse Residential Learning Community

U.S. Green Building Council

Water Saving Tips When Planning a New Landscape