APPA

FACILITIES MANAGER MARCH/APRIL 2017 25 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Athens, Georgia Submitted by Andrew Lentini, Communications & Outreach, Office of Sustainability (RE)CYCLE: BICYCLE REFURBISHING AND REDISTRIBUTION "Sometimes, there are just too many bikes locked to a bike rack," says Jason Perry, UGA sustainability specialist. is is usually a great problem to have…but some of these bikes are in long-term disrepair. Well-intentioned students bring bikes to campus and discover they do not prefer to ride them. A partnership between Transportation and Parking Services, Facilities Management Division, and the University Police reduces the amount of dilapidated bikes chained to campus racks. Once a bike is identified, a tag is affixed to the bike for 90 days, letting the owner know that UGA believes it to be abandoned. When the 90-day period has passed, the bike is impounded for an additional 90 days. After this 180-day period, any unclaimed bicycles that still have life left in them are separated from those that are destined to become scrap metal. UGA employees strip the useful bikes of broken parts and rebuild. A campus agency refers UGA students and staff in need of af- fordable transportation and, after a short application process, those individuals are gifted with a refurbished bicycle. e University of Georgia tackles the most pressing issues of our time, inspiring those who will lead, discover, and serve on a relent- less pursuit to improve our world. e (re)CYCLE Program is one way the University of Georgia takes care of its family and meets strategic sustainability goals. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA Omaha, Nebraska Submitted by Farrah Grant, Project Coordinator, Center for Urban Sustainability CAMPUS BIORETENTION GARDEN: A LIVING LABORATORY OPPORTUNITY e UNO Welcome Center Bioretention Garden is a result of collaboration amongst biology professor and landscape architect Steve Rodie, UNO staff and students, a local landscape architecture firm (Big Muddy Workshop), and the City of Omaha Stormwater Management Program. e garden functions as a stormwater best man- agement practice and since its inception, has provided ongoing hands-on educational opportunities for design and environmental studies students. Completed in the fall of 2012, the garden is maintained by UNO Land- scape Services and has shown significant plant maturity in four years. Recently, soil moisture sensors, temperature sensors, data loggers, and cameras were installed. e sensors will provide a better understanding of how moisture moves through the soil during a given year and over the long term. Two live web cameras will provide insights into how the garden performs during a rain event and also provide a visual assessment of how the plants perform within the garden. Collected data will be dis- played online as well as on a real-time kiosk to be installed in the Durham Science Building and online. Multiple classes will also utilize the data to understand the functional attributes of green infrastructure and stormwa- ter management in general.

• Cover