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Green Futures: LTS’
Sustainability Efforts
 LTS is “big” in every way. We’re one of the larger divisions
on Lehigh’s campus; our buildings house enormous collections
of books and clusters of computers; and we’re a big presence
on campus as our facilities are among the most available and
accessible public services in support of research, teaching,
learning, and campus life.
LTS also wants to be a big contributor to sustainability on
campus. We do this by monitoring resource usage and by
partnering widely to identify and implement sustainable
practices. Here is a brief rundown of our current efforts:
- The
LTS Connection recently
highlighted efforts with PaperCut print management
software and the iPad initiative. As the epicenter of
university printing, LTS has long-adopted resource and
tree-saving measures such as using default duplex
printing, 30% recycled paper at public sites,
refurbished toner cartridges, and educational exhibits
and videos on printing reduction on campus.
- The virtual public site initiative
has the potential to reduce the amount of computing
hardware purchased and used (and eventually disposed of)
on campus.
- Six LTS staff members (Greg Reihman,
Jason Slipp, Steve Sakasitz, Stacey Kimmel-Smith, Sharon
Wiles-Young, and James Young) have contributed to
Lehigh’s campus-wide sustainability-focused Working
Groups which have focused on topics as varied as energy
and climate change, water, waste, land use, food, and
purchasing.
- The library has contributed to
environmental understanding through exhibits such as
Environmental STEPS: Environmental Education and Action
at Lehigh University and The American Environment
Through Travelers' Eyes as well as by sponsoring an
environmentally-themed speaker’s series.
- LTS is in the process of forming a
Green Team which will work with the campus
sustainability officer, Delicia Nahman, to identify
additional sustainable practices for consideration and
possible implementation.
As demonstrated through our
Strategic
Plan, sustainability is one of LTS’ overarching values:
“Another value that we wish to articulate and apply to all
relevant strategies is adoption of sustainable alternatives
to conserve energy and care for the environment.” Stay tuned
to future issues of the LTS Connection for news of our
progress!
Stacey Kimmel-Smith
sek2@lehigh.edu
Article posted December,
2011
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