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Dec. 10, 2008
Sustainable Tompkins honors three Cornell projects
By Krishna Ramanujan
Cornell's efforts in renewable bio-energy, green building and
sustainable living were honored at this year's Sustainable Tompkins'
Annual Holiday Party Dec. 7 at the First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca.
Sustainable Tompkins is a coalition of local citizens, organizations
and professionals working to promote a more sustainable community.
The group recognized 80 organizations with "Signs of Sustainability"
awards at the party.
Michael Hoffmann, associate dean of the College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences, accepted an award on behalf of the Cornell University
Renewable Biofuels Initiative (CURBI). The initiative seeks to use on-
hand resources from farms, forests and other operations in and around
Ithaca to generate energy that is economically, environmentally and
socially sustainable. CURBI would consolidate an array of technologies
together in a single facility to harvest energy from materials ranging
from hazelnut shells and switchgrass to leftover vegetable oil from
campus dining facilities.
Sustainable Tompkins also recognized Cornell for its new green
building policy that requires all new buildings and renovations over
$5 million (nearly all building projects) to achieve a LEED Silver
rating (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building
Rating System) and to be at least 30 percent more energy efficient
than national energy codes. Steve Beyers, services team leader at
Cornell's environmental compliance and sustainability department,
accepted the award for Cornell.
Finally, Cornell Lab of Ornithology postdoctoral associate Elise
Ferree accepted the award for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Group for
Sustainability, which works toward reducing the ecological footprint
of the lab through van pooling, bike to work days, recycling,
composting and other energy-saving efforts.
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