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Learning from the Ancients: Passive Solar Design
NWF November 18, 2009 Passive solar design techniques have been employed by humans for centuries, going back as far as first century Greeks who designed entire south-facing communities to give homes maximum access to the sun’s rays. But passive solar… Read more >
Hands Off That Hood! Saving Energy in the Lab
NWF November 10, 2009 University laboratories are already known to consume five to ten times more energy than any other building on campus. Respectively, many energy-saving campaigns have been targeted at these laboratories, including managing how researchers operate their fume… Read more >
Capturing Student Energy
Molly Murfee October 27, 2009 Student Peter Hoy used to think advertising was “evil,” an enterprise that supported the commercialism that depleted the world’s natural resources. But after one semester, marketing became a major focus in Hoy’s efforts in… Read more >
Taking the Pulse of Climate Disruptions
NWF October 27, 2009 From restaurant table to the law courts to hospital rooms, students at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and Georgetown Law are all checking up on the health… Read more >
Buildings Get a Breath of Fresh Air with CO2 Sensors
NWF October 13, 2009 When it comes to energy use in buildings, emphasis is often placed on saving electricity by turning up the thermostat when running the A.C., or setting the thermostat a little lower when the heat is on…. Read more >
Five Questions: Coordinating Multiple Campuses in their Sustainability Efforts
October 13, 2009 Matthew St.Clair is the sustainability manager for the University of California’s Office of the President, leading sustainability efforts across the UC system. He talks to Campus Ecology about what makes his job unique and the politics of… Read more >
Let It Rain!
NWF October 13, 2009 LaGrange College’s director of campus services got the harsh news in 2007 as severe drought gripped the Southeast: no more outdoor watering. Watering plants may seem trivial in a drought, but not at LaGrange, which like… Read more >
Shop Class Saves Electricity
NWF September 29, 2009 Energy is no longer being wasted by lights left on at the Kwantlen College Polytechnic University’s Cloverdale campus (BC, Canada) thanks to a simple, yet effective tool: the light switch. The LEED Gold building that houses… Read more >
Master Planning for Sustainability
NWF September 29, 2009 Call it a sign of the times. For decades, sustainability initiatives in higher education were conceived and executed through grassroots, bottom-up efforts, from sustainable investments to campus recycling programs. But as stakes and publicity rise, and… Read more >
Education for a Clean Energy Economy
As a former humanities student and avowed right-brainer, I sometimes wonder whether my education couldn’t have been more, well, useful. Don’t get me wrong: it was nice to spend four years analyzing Paul Gauguin paintings and Alfred Hitchcock movies. I… Read more >
