Green Your Office

The Green Office (GO!) program harnesses the power of collective action by engaging faculty and staff throughout the university in sustainability initiatives that meet the goals of AU's strategic plan. GO! is a comprehensive, year-long program, first piloted in the 2011-12 academic year in fifteen offices, and the successor program to the "Eco-Office Certification" program developed by student group Eco-Sense. In 2012-13 the program is available campus-wide. 

Use the links on the right-hand side of the page to find out more information about each of the sustainability topics covered by GO! in its easy-to-follow monthly format. If your office, department, or unit is not yet registered for the program, click here to fill out the easy online registration form.

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Why GO! | How GO! Works | Participating Offices |Meet Your Sustainability Intern| 2011-12 Scorecards and Results | Download the GO! Tool | Register for GO!

Why GO!?

GO! provides a multitude of benefits to participating offices:

• improved material, energy, and water efficiency;
  
• reduced waste;
• enhanced office spirit, cohesion, and culture;
• recognition as a campus sustainability leader;
  
• contribute toward our program of earning LEED certification for campus buildings;
• fulfillment of our strategic plan commitment to “an active pursuit of sustainability.”
  

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How GO! Works

Each GO! office designates a staff liaison. Office liaisons use an electronic tool to guide their greening activities. GO! topics (list on the right-hand side of page) are presented monthly. From September through April, office liaisons attend one-hour monthly sustainability trainings on the monthly GO! topic. Trained student sustainability interns provide each office with direct support in how to use the tool and implement the activities. 

Awards are given to the best-scoring offices each month and at the end of the academic year. At the end of the year, offices are also assigned an official GO! rating, and a scorecard detailing the steps the office took to go green that year is uploaded to the GO! webpage. The program is designed to be ongoing, promoting continuous improvement every year.

GO! Ratings:

Participating Offices

Click here for a list of offices currently participating in the GO! program.

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Meet Your Sustainability Intern

Each GO! office is assigned a sustainability intern to help implement green practices in the office. Find out who your office's intern is and learn all about them!

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2011-12 Scorecards and Results

Click here for information about the fifteen offices who piloted the GO! program in the 2011-12 academic year.

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Download the GO! Tool

The GO! Tool is an easy-to-use Excel workbook. Simply enter information about your office or department, and it automatically calculates your points and GO! Rating level.

Click here to download the GO! Tool.

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Register for GO!