Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.41
Liaison Deborah Steinberg
Submission Date Feb. 18, 2013
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Carnegie Mellon University
OP-T2-47: Xeriscaping

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Donald Coffelt
Associate Vice President for Facilities Management and Campus Services
FMS Operations - Management and CEE: Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Does the institution use xeriscape landscaping techniques, including the selection of drought tolerant plants?:
Yes

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A brief description of the program or practice:
The institution uses drought tolerant plants on many of its vegetative (green) roofs.

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The website URL where information about the program or practice is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We choose plant materials that are suitable for a cool-humid climate and irrigate approximately 25% of our outdoor space. Many of our hillsides are natural, native habitat.

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