AIS is in the Green!

This year the Faculty/Staff/Student Green Committee has been hard at work making
AIS a more sustainable campus.
Did you know???

Students

• Our Student Green Committee participated in the 2nd annual statewide Green Cup Challenge and took 3rd place with a 22.09% energy reduction
• The student Recycling Club collects batteries, ink cartridges and cell phones; Monies raised for these efforts goes to Heifer International

Faculty

• The Kaleidoscope After-School program has a rain barrel that collects water for their garden
• Grades 6 and 7 do fieldwork projects on global warming
• Primary School does composting to learn about decomposition

Facilities

• We installed 4 bike racks around campus for those in our community who cycle to school
• From monitoring all our printers and copy center paper to cut down on waste, we have reduced our use by half!!
• All thermostats on campus will be changed to programmable ones-completed areas have already seen significant drop in our utility bills!
• All florescent light fixtures have been changed out from T12 to T8 25w
• There are timers in new buildings to shut off lights when areas are not in use
• All new field floodlights are on timers and photocells
• All of our exit light signs have been retrofit from incandescent to LED bulbs
• We have begun to use a building automation shut down for heat pumps from 11pm-6am

Dining Services

• We now use biodegradable utensils & plates in the SAC Welcome Cafe and have switched to reusable utensils in the main cafeteria
• Switched from individually wrapped to bulk condiments
• Implemented seasonal menus that highlight seasonal, locally grown vegetables
• Installed napkin dispensers that extend only one napkin at a time, eliminating waste as well as using recyclable napkins? Dispensers also carry messages about sustainability and being good stewards of the environment
• Purchase all milk from Mayfield Dairy whose milk is free of artificial growth hormones (rBST) and local (located in Marietta, GA)
• Only purchases Fair Trade certified coffee from certified vendors.