Sorority Village Lodge B won the residential category in this year's energy competition, citing a 29 percent decrease in energy usage. The annual contest aims to create a culture of sustainability on campus.

From reducing waste at Emory Athletics games to building a "living wall" in the heart of first-year student housing, winners of this year's Incentives Fund grants have diverse plans to further green goals on campus.

Emory University, in collaboration with Sustainable Water, is lessening its water footprint with a new facility called the WaterHub. It's a water reclamation facility that recycles and treats sewer water to heat and cool Emory's buildings.

These days, Georgia's private colleges and state universities have become increasingly concerned about the size of their campus footprint. Not their real estate, mind you, but their carbon footprint.