Going GreenStrategies for Sustainable Libraries

Who We AreWho We Are Christine Ayar, MLIS

Christa Robinson, AKBD

Joel Wiese

Christine Ayar, MLIS Coordinator of Customer Experience Evanced Solutions

What we’re talking What we’re talking about…about…

What is “green?” What is sustainability?

Why Green Libraries?

Green Libraries and Green Library Ideas

An In-Depth Library Case Study

LEED Certification: A very brief overview

Green Resources and Incentives

Ten Tips To Go Green Sooner

Bibliography and More

Why Green LibrariesWhy Green Libraries

A Greener Mitten…A Greener Mitten…

2005 American Institute of Architects Michigan

(AIA Michigan) Award for Sustainable Design

Ann Arbor District Library Malletts Creek

One Library At A One Library At A Time…Time…

Hastings Public LibraryHastings, MI

Generated 7.8 MWH in almost a year or about 5% of our energy use.

A Classic Aesthetic A Classic Aesthetic

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach, NY

A Green Building A Green Building

A LEED Gold Certified Building

Academic Libraries In Academic Libraries In The MixThe Mix

Candler Library – In ProgressEmory University

Over 40% of building supplies cameFrom within a 500 mile radius of campus

Small Steps Towards Green Small Steps Towards Green ThingsThings

Canton Public LibraryCanton, MI

A Library Case StudyA Library Case Study

Green IdeasGreen Ideas Recycled Library Furniture

A.R. Kropp Company http://www.arkshelving.com/index.html

Palmieri Furniture http://www.palmierifurniture.com/

Green Cleaning Products

LLeadership in eadership in EEnergy and nergy and

EEnvironmental nvironmental DDesignesign Developed by U.S. Green Building Council - 1998

Four levels of certification based on a points/credits: Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum

Stakes are different if you are building a new building or an existing building that needs modification

Green Resources and Green Resources and IncentivesIncentives

Top Ten Ways To Go Green Top Ten Ways To Go Green NowNow

Go green by Using green cleaning products Trying to go paperless Changing lightbulbs when possible Managing light and heat Using recycled paper products

Top Ten Ways to Go Top Ten Ways to Go Green NowGreen Now

Xeriscaping and using native plants Properly ventilating technology Considering the switch to cloth bags If you don’t already, sell your magazines or

use them for green programs Start green programs!

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