Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 38.09
Liaison Clara Fang
Submission Date May 14, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Towson University
PAE-3: Physical Campus Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Clara Fang
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Management
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Does the institution's physical campus plan include sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the physical campus plan or amendment includes sustainability:

Towson University strives to balance the need to preserve ecological areas, create meaningful open space, build appropriate structures and maintain walkways and roads to serve the campus.

Create a compact, connected, and comprehensible campus to encourage a pedestrian oriented environment.

The university will develop a more sustainable campus by protecting the natural enviroment and by evolving current operating and construction practices. The university has already implemented several initiatives to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions, reduce energy consumption, construct LEED Silver buildings, increase recycling efforts, and encourage public transportation and shuttle bus transportation.


The year the physical campus plan was developed or adopted:
2,009

The website URL where the physical campus plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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