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Beirut’s energy-saving green campus

AUG 11, 2010
Physics Today
Chronicle of Higher Education : Eight years ago, the American University of Beirut made sustainability a key part of its 20-year master plan. Since the plan was formulated, the campus in the Lebanese capital has implemented a host of energy- and resource-saving measures, including water recycling. University administrators estimate they’ll save $350 000 a year on their energy and water bills.
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