KU_Chapter01_DataCollection_2014-06-10
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Key goals of the plan that support planning<br />
initiatives for the Lawrence campus include:<br />
••<br />
Integrate environmental, economic, and social<br />
sustainability in ongoing administrative, developmental,<br />
and institutional planning decisions.<br />
••<br />
Utilize the campus as a living laboratory.<br />
••<br />
Establish a framework for making long-term<br />
energy-related decisions.<br />
••<br />
Reduce energy consumption throughout<br />
campus.<br />
••<br />
Transition from a carbon-based system to a<br />
reliable renewable energy system.<br />
••<br />
Create a built environment that enhances<br />
and sustains the human, environmental and<br />
economic well-being of the campus.<br />
••<br />
Preserve campus and community culture,<br />
history, and space.<br />
••<br />
Maintain the campus landscape using sustainable<br />
practices.<br />
••<br />
Reduce stormwater runoff.<br />
••<br />
Encourage the purchase of more sustainable<br />
products.<br />
••<br />
Reduce the amount and impact of landfill waste.<br />
••<br />
Create an environment that supports a multimodal<br />
transportation system.<br />
The plan approaches “sustainability” in the<br />
broadest interpretation of the term. Planning with<br />
sustainability as a core value is viewed as an opportunity<br />
to build a healthy, resilient community,<br />
where everyone has access to necessary resources<br />
to achieve a high quality of life. Implementing<br />
the plan under this definition also considers <strong>KU</strong>’s<br />
impacts on its relationship with the surrounding<br />
community.<br />
More about the Campus Sustainability Plan can be<br />
found at sustain.ku.edu/sites/sustain.ku.edu/files/docs/<br />
sustainabilityplanweb.pdf<br />
ADA Review Task Force Report<br />
By law, <strong>KU</strong> must comply with the 20<strong>10</strong> Americans<br />
with Disabilities Act Accessibility Standards for all<br />
new construction. However, <strong>KU</strong> aspires to do more<br />
than meet the letter of the law. The recommendations<br />
of the review are intended to position <strong>KU</strong> to<br />
become a more inclusive and accessible campus<br />
community and to help achieve Bold Aspirations<br />
Goal 5: Developing Excellence in People.<br />
A comprehensive review of the <strong>KU</strong> Lawrence<br />
campus, including facilities design and construction,<br />
was completed by a special task force and<br />
submitted to the Provost in July 2011. The report<br />
emphasizes the value of universal accessibility for<br />
all new construction.<br />
More about the ADA Review Task Force Report can be<br />
found at provost.ku.edu/sites/provost.drupal.ku.edu/files/<br />
docs/ada-review-task-force-report-201<strong>10</strong>7.pdf<br />
DATA COLLECTION: CAMPUS CONTEXT<br />
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<strong>KU</strong> <strong>2014</strong>–2024 CAMPUS MASTER PLAN