Sustainable Campus Guidelines for George Washington University Campus Planning & Design PPN 2017 ASLA Annual Meeting

Adele N Ashkar,George Washington

University

Sustainable Campus Guidelines for George Washington University Campus Planning & Design PPN 2017 ASLA Annual Meeting

A Very Urban Campus

Sustainable Campus Guidelines for George Washington University Campus Planning & Design PPN 2017 ASLA Annual Meeting

GW Ecosystems Enhancement StrategyAdopted Fall 2012

Strategic Focus Areas:

• On Our Campuses• In the Chesapeake

Bay Watershed• Across GW’s Global

footprint

Vision:

A future with resource systems that are healthy and thriving for all

Sustainable Campus Guidelines for George Washington University Campus Planning & Design PPN 2017 ASLA Annual Meeting

Scope of the Guidelines:Daily and Seasonal tasks, Capital Projects, Opportunities for future projects

Sustainable Campus Guidelines for George Washington University Campus Planning & Design PPN 2017 ASLA Annual Meeting

Design Aesthetic

Sustainable Campus Guidelines for George Washington University Campus Planning & Design PPN 2017 ASLA Annual Meeting

Detailed GuidelinesSquare-by-Square recommendations for daily and seasonal maintenance and enhancements

Sustainable Campus Guidelines for George Washington University Campus Planning & Design PPN 2017 ASLA Annual Meeting

Referenced back to Ecosystem Enhancement StrategyLandscape enhancements linked back to measurable targets

Sustainable Campus Guidelines for George Washington University Campus Planning & Design PPN 2017 ASLA Annual Meeting

Opportunities Identified