TURNING A CORNER: Kansas State University Seeks to Meaningfully Address Green Building and the Sustainable Use of Energy and Resources on Campus and in the Broader Community

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INTRODUCTION

Kansas State University (KSU) is a land-grant institution, with nine colleges and 23,000 students. The 668-acre main campus is located within the City of Manhattan, Kansas, which has a population of approximately 45,000. Through a bottom-up process the university has been seeking to integrate sustainability in student life, curriculum, operations, research, and engagement.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): jgrb

Title: Journal of Green Building

Publisher: College Publishing

ISSN (Print): 1552-6100

ISSN (Electronic): 1943-4618

ISSN Active: 1943-4618

Publication date (Print): Fall 2010

Volume: 5

Issue: 4

Pages: 34-66

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¹Assistant Professor, LA/RCP (Landscape Architecture), College of Architecture, Planning & Design, Kansas State University, Seaton Hall 303I, Manhattan, KS 66506. Lskab@ 123456ksu.edu .

²Assistant Professor, Architecture, College of Architecture, Planning & Design, Kansas State University, 211 Seaton Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506. rtodd@ 123456ksu.edu .

³Associate Professor, ATID (Interior Design), College of Human Ecology, Kansas State University, 218 Justin Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506. Barbara@ 123456ksu.edu .

⁴Director of Sustainability, Provost Office, Kansas State University, 258 Leadership Studies Building, Manhattan, KS 66506. champion@ 123456ksu.edu .

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Publisher ID: jgb.5.4.34

DOI: 10.3992/jgb.5.4.34

SO-VID: 11e179a6-3f48-4ab4-b468-335e2b8e09c9

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Volumes 1-7 of JOGB are open access and do not require permission for use, though proper citation should be given. To view the licenses, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/