{"id":70768,"date":"2016-02-16T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=70768"},"modified":"2019-03-31T09:54:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-31T13:54:38","slug":"alumni-staff-pledges-to-greenup-ucf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/alumni-staff-pledges-to-greenup-ucf\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Staff Pledges to GreenUP UCF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the next year, the UCF Alumni Association staff has pledged to make its\u00a0workplace, the UCF <em>FAIRWINDS<\/em> Alumni Center, a more sustainable building, as part of a Green Office Certification pilot program.<\/p>\n<p>This \u201cGreenUP UCF\u201d campaign, which lasts from Jan. 29, 2016, through Jan. 31, 2017,\u00a0is part of a partnership between the alumni association, UCF Sustainability Initiatives and UCF Utilities &amp; Energy Services.<\/p>\n<p>Once completed, the UCF <em>FAIRWINDS<\/em> Alumni Center will be the first existing building on campus to earn the Green Office Certification, and will serve as a model for other buildings to follow in its (no carbon) footsteps.<\/p>\n<p>The effort is part of a commitment President Hitt made nine years ago\u00a0for UCF to become climate neutral by the year 2050. Since then, existing buildings now use 38 percent less energy, and new construction is designed to the highest standards of efficiency from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).<\/p>\n<p>By implementing the Green Office Certification pilot program at the alumni center, the alumni staff will be doing its\u00a0part to create a more sustainable environment on campus, and in\u00a0the\u00a0Central Florida community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE INFO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sustainable.ucf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">UCF Sustainability Initiatives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.ucf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">UCF Utilities &amp; Energy Services<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over the next year, the UCF Alumni Association staff has pledged to make its\u00a0workplace, the UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center, a more sustainable building, as part of a Green Office Certification pilot program. 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