{"119991":{"#nid":"119991","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Darks, Lights and Greens: Dorm Laundries to Get Eco-Friendly Equipment","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology announced today that it will be upgrading all of its residence hall laundries, bringing them up-to-date environmentally.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech strives to be a leader in sustainability and environmentally conscious programs,\u201d said Rich Steele, acting executive director of Georgia Tech Auxiliary Services. \u201cOur laundries need new equipment on a regular cycle and we wanted to make sure the improvements included energy efficient equipment.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe installation of the new equipment in the 15 laundries will begin in May and will be completed and open for operation by August 1.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA price increase will also become effective July 1, with a complete wash cycle at $1.50 (from $1.25) and the 10-minute dryer cycle at $.30 (from $.25). This is the first price increase in seven years. The BuzzCard will remain as the only acceptable form of payment in the laundries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs more details become available, announcements will be posted on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/importantstuff.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eimportantstuff.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENew washers and dryers scheduled for installation in Georgia Tech residence hall laundries.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New washers and dryers scheduled for installation in Georgia Tech residence hall laundries."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2012-03-28 09:03:59","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:56","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/importantstuff.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Auxiliary Services"}],"groups":[{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"22501","name":"Department of Housing"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"26661","name":"residence halls"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lara.sexton@stucen.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELara Sexton\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERetail Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-6614\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}