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Senior Living Communities
The Path to Net Zero
Key to SSAFE’s mission is to take action using science-based and professionally guided best practices, setting our own communities on the pathway to 50% greenhouse gas reductions by 2030 and carbon net neutrality by 2050. ‘Greening Our Campuses’ is the SSAFE project team responsible for guiding senior living communities on the path to Net Zero.
Below is a collection of work completed by Kendal residents. The completed projects below are organized by key areas of focus as it pertains to guiding senior living communities to Net Zero.
Urban vs. Boreal Forest and the Value of Trees in Sequestering Carbon Dioxide
Presented by Dr. Alan Lockwood, MD, resident and Chair of the Arboretum Committee of Kendal at Oberlin. Learn more about Dr. Lockwood and watch the fascinating presentation.
The following arboretum report was presented at the December 12th SSAFE General Committee meeting by Ben James, Vice-Chair of SSAFE from Kendal at Crosslands.
Several Kendal senior living communities have thriving arboretums while some are in the initial application process. Learn more by reading this fact sheet (downloadable PDF available.)