Improved User Experience

• Navigation is streamlined so visitors can browse and find things much easier.
• Layout is modular so that content is easily added or adjusted whithout major navigation changes.
• Provides visitors with a portal into all things Sustainability@ASU.
• Includes a new Expert Search function that can search for expertize or people.
• Expert Search is now “business skills ready” as per the Town Hall suggestion.
• ASU Sustainability initiatives are more prominately showcased including Prospectus, Operations, 2014 Highlights, etc.
• Site navigation is flattened so that pages are not buried deep in the site.
• Site has been “cleaned” to remove underused and out of date content.

Enhanced Web Presence

• Code is more easily read by Google and other web crawlers that index websites.
• Site-maps are automatically created for uploading into search engines.
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is prioritized and more easily incorporated.
• New sub-site structure will allow smaller project/research websites to benefit from main site SEO.

Technical Enhancements

• Site is now ASU web standards compliant.
• Site is now responsive i.e. mobile/tablet friendly.
• Now powered by a content management system, which reduces the training requirements for staff members who manage content.
• New front-end editor also reduces the skills levels required for content managers.
• The new Expert Search function can be shared across multiple GIOS affiliated sites.
• New Events and News functions can be shared across multiple GIOS affiliated sites, and tailored site by site.
• SEO plug-in advises content managers on SEO choices.