{"id":22417,"date":"2019-06-04T10:21:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T14:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/?p=22417"},"modified":"2019-06-04T10:21:16","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T14:21:16","slug":"summer-2019-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/2019\/06\/04\/summer-2019-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer 2019 Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Geothermal-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Geothermal-1-379x636.jpg\" alt=\"Geothermal energy\" width=\"379\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22415 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Geothermal-1-379x636.jpg 379w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Geothermal-1-611x1024.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Geothermal-1-768x1288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Geothermal-1-916x1536.jpg 916w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Geothermal-1-1222x2048.jpg 1222w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Geothermal-1-scaled.jpg 1527w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>888 Commonwealth Ave uses geothermal energy for heating and cooling<\/h3>\n<p>Fifteen-hundred feet below the street there are six wells which harness the Earth\u2019s energy to warm and cool 888 Commonwealth Avenue. Instead of using fossil fuels, 888 Commonwealth Avenue taps into the constant temperature within the Earth\u2019s surface. Ground source heating and cooling is clean, renewable, and the more efficient than traditional energy sources. This building is Boston University\u2019s first geothermal building. BU&#8217;s second geothermal building, the Data Sciences Center, is in the works &#8212; check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/project\/geothermal-well-drilling-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Geothermal Well Drilling Initiative<\/a>. Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/what-were-doing\/green-buildings\/geothermal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Buildings<\/a>\u00a0at BU.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Drinking-Water.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Drinking-Water-379x636.jpg\" alt=\"Tap water\" width=\"379\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22414 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Drinking-Water-379x636.jpg 379w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Drinking-Water-611x1024.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Drinking-Water-768x1288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Drinking-Water-916x1536.jpg 916w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Drinking-Water-1222x2048.jpg 1222w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-Drinking-Water-scaled.jpg 1527w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Tap Water: Boston tap water is among the best in the country. Then we filter it<\/h3>\n<p>At Boston University, it is easy to avoid spending money on bottled water and minimize disposable container use. Efforts to provide clean drinking water for area reservoirs help to ensure that Boston tap water is clean, fresh, and tastes great. Boston&#8217;s tap water has even <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nationalgeographic.org\/2014\/06\/18\/boston-wins-annual-tap-water-taste-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">won awards<\/a>. At BU there are numerous water bottle filling stations throughout campus, so remember to bring a reusable water bottle with you and stay hydrated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-CAP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-CAP-379x636.jpg\" alt=\"Climate Action Plan\" width=\"379\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22413 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-CAP-379x636.jpg 379w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-CAP-611x1024.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-CAP-768x1287.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-CAP-916x1536.jpg 916w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-CAP-1222x2048.jpg 1222w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2019\/06\/Did-You-Know-CAP-scaled.jpg 1527w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Climate Action: Student and faculty leadership drove the adoption of a bold Climate Action Plan<\/h3>\n<p>Boston University\u2019s bold Climate Action Plan prepares the University for the effects of climate change and improving our impacts on the environment. The CAP calls for immediate action in the University\u2019s current activities and served as the driving force behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/what-were-doing\/bu-wind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Wind<\/a> and many other sustainability initiatives. BU is currently working toward implementation of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/climateactionplan\/recommendations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Plan&#8217;s recommendations.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>888 Commonwealth Ave uses geothermal energy for heating and cooling Fifteen-hundred feet below the street there are six wells which harness the Earth\u2019s energy to warm and cool 888 Commonwealth Avenue. Instead of using fossil fuels, 888 Commonwealth Avenue taps into the constant temperature within the Earth\u2019s surface. Ground source heating and cooling is clean, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22417"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22417\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}