Mix ºÙºÙÊÓƵ' school colors — blue and gold — with a special measure of environmental care, and you've created Aggie green. Discover nine ways that Aggie green colors what we do on campus and join in.
1. Celebrate our energy-efficient buildings
You've got reason to be proud of the places you eat, sleep, study and hang out on campus. Some on their way to earning bragging rights under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. Take the skylights in the Student Community Center … the way waste water vapor provides heat and hot water for those Tercero residence halls named for trees … and how natural ventilation cools the common areas of Gladys Valley Hall. ºÙºÙÊÓƵ' West Village, home to some 2,000 students and employees, is the nation's largest planned zero net energy community.
2. Put yourself on the sustainability map
Start walking or pedaling to see how ºÙºÙÊÓƵ is putting sustainability into practice. The campus's guides users through a 2.75-mile walking or 5-mile biking tour. Explore the for fresh-picked ingredients on "salad bowl lunch" days. Learn how motion sensors wait just for you to light up library stacks or a parking garage. And tune up your wheels at one of the more than dozen self-serve bike repair stations.
3. Get in a green class
Choose from about or dive into a related major like sustainable agriculture and food systems or a minor like energy efficiency.
4. Be diverted at our football games
And get in the game too! ºÙºÙÊÓƵ aims to be zero waste by 2020. The campus participates in the , which highlights waste diversion efforts at Aggie Stadium during football season. In 2014 and 2015, ºÙºÙÊÓƵ finished first in the diversion rate categories for the NCAA Division I FCS, or Football Championship Subdivision.
5. Wheel on your way to move sustainability forward
Hop on a bike or Unitrans bus, and you're helping move sustainability forward. The offers students and employees many green transportation options — with great incentives. The goClub can also be your route to the ride-sharing service or to renting a on campus.
6. Get involved in our sustainability efforts
Students power many sustainability initiatives at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ. Check out opportunities at the and the EcoHub. Adjacent to the Bike Barn, the hub houses three units of the Associated Students of ºÙºÙÊÓƵ:
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7. Bring your own mug or bottle
Lots of campus eateries offer a discount on drinks when you bring your own container. And don't forget to use those handy around campus.
8. Reuse it before recycling
We have two special ways for you to give extra life to something before it gets recycled or goes to the landfill. The , part of the EcoHub, sells discarded school and office supplies, arts and craft materials, and clothing. sells excess university property. Browse in the store or search online. Pick up some bookcases, a computer or even a Unitrans bus!
9. Swear to our Aggie Green Pledge
Now, take the Aggie Green Pledge to make your contribution to campus sustainability. Look for pledge opportunities at the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Farmers Market or other major events. Choose one of three specific actions in any of the categories of food, energy, waste, commute and water. Wear a button representing your pledge and be proud.