{"id":29,"date":"2020-06-01T18:17:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T18:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2022-10-12T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T15:48:10","slug":"campus-and-facilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/sustainability\/campus-and-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus &#038; Facilities Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The department supports Adelphi\u2019s green initiatives\u00a0by providing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sustainable repair and maintenance practices on campus buildings<\/li>\n<li>an energy management program\u00a0designed to conserve and promote the cost effective use of energy<\/li>\n<li>custodial and grounds care using environmentally-friendly products<\/li>\n<li>project design, estimations, and facilities remodeling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Repair Services<\/h2>\n<p>Members of the campus community can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/operations.adelphi.edu\/facilities-management\/repair-services\/\">request repair services<\/a>\u00a0or get more information on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/operations.adelphi.edu\/facilities-management\/future-projects\/\">current and future projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Pesticide-Free Grounds<\/h2>\n<p>Adelphi uses only 100% natural, organic techniques to maintain the flora on our beautiful campus.<\/p>\n<p>Our grounds staff who maintain\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/about\/locations\/garden-city\/\">our arboretum<\/a>\u00a0are employing the following techniques:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>elimination of all petroleum-based chemical fertilizers;<\/li>\n<li>utilization of organic fertilizers that are fish and seaweed-based natural nutrients;<\/li>\n<li>elimination of all chemical herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides;<\/li>\n<li>utilization of natural pest management methods, such as the use of organic oils and soaps; and<\/li>\n<li>enrichment of microbes in the soil, an organic process which rehabilitates the soil biology and results in a natural soil aeration process. Once the soil is rehabilitated, we will be able to decrease watering from every day to twice a week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, the conversion of Motamed Field to an artificial turf surface no longer requires our dependence on \u201cquick fix\u201d chemical solutions to maintain the field of play.<\/p>\n<h2>Green Seal Products<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-30\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cropped-GS-Mark-R-transparent-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cropped-GS-Mark-R-transparent-11.png 636w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/06\/cropped-GS-Mark-R-transparent-11-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Located in Washington, D.C.,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenseal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Seal, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0is a nonprofit organization dedicated to achieving a\u00a0healthier environment. Green Seal works in conjunction with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Environmental Protection Agency<\/a>\u00a0(EPA) and promotes products that meet environmentally responsible criteria.<\/p>\n<p>At Adelphi, we have made an effort to protect the environment on a daily basis and incorporate the protection of the environment into our lives by using only Green Seal Certified\u00ae products. These products are recycled from waste paper, newspapers, and magazines, have had the contaminants removed, and are safe for you and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>The Facilities Department is also working in close conjunction with the Purchasing Department to ensure that the University uses \u201cgreen\u201d products wherever possible. 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