Spring, 2005 Documents

• 2005 Final Projects
  • Food Waste Project [part I] [part II] [part III] [presentation]
  • RMC Recycling Project [part I] [part II] [presentation]
  • Sustainable Flooring Materials Project [part I] [part II]
  • Department Waste Project [part I] [part II] [presentation]
• 2005 University Projects
  • Brown University
  • Carleton College
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Dartmouth College
  • Duke University
  • Oberlin College
  • Stanford University
  • University of Chicago
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Williams College
  • Yale University
• Syllabus [xls]
• Assignments [doc]
• Suggested Interview Questions [doc]
• Final Project List [pdf]
• Final Project Guidelines [doc]
• Final Project Proposal Specifications [pdf]
• Final Project Grade Breakdown [pdf]
• Readings
  • Beginning of class
    • Rice University Sustainability Policy
    • Talloires Declaration
    • Talloires in Action: Creating Leaders and Laggards in the U.S.
    • Signatories of the Talloires Declaration
    • Campus Sustainability Assessment
    • Ecological Footprint Quiz
  • Before Feb. 3
    • Fifth Discipline Fieldbook, Peter M. Senge, Charlotte Roberts, Richard B. Ross and Bryan Smith
  • Before projects begin
    • Aaron Redman's Janus Report: "Building a Sustainable Future Here and Now: Discovering Ways to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Jones College"
    • "The Real Impacts of Household Consumption" The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists, Michael Brower and Warren Leon
  • Before Barbara Bryson speaks
    • It's Not Easy Building Green
  • As projects begin (articles intended to be skimmed rather than read thoroughly):
    • Definitions of Sustainability
    • Campus Environmental Sustainability Survey
    • Footprint of a Building: Measuring the Ecological Footprint of the Population of an Institution
    • Quantitative sustainability in a college or university setting
    • Institutional ecological footprint analysis: A case study of the University of Newcastle Australia
    • Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) for Colleges and Universities
    • Assessing the ecological impact of a university: The ecological footprint for the University of Redlands
  • Before Green Architecture Lecture:
    • "The Development of Stanford University's Guidelines for Sustainable Buildings: A Student Perspective," Audrey Chang from Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change, edited by Peggy F. Barlett and Geoffrey W. Chase
    • Review the LEED Checklist for new construction and skim remainder of LEED Rating System
    • University of South Carolina Opens World's Largest Green Dorm
    • Carnegie Mellon University Opens the First Green Dorm
  • Available (but unassigned) readings:
    • Green Campuses: The Road from Little Victories to Systemic Transformation
    • Press Release: Real Goods 94% Toward Realization of Billion Pound CO2 Goal
    • ENVI 490 Audit

Current Documents

Spring, 2005 Documents
Spring, 2004 Documents
Spring, 2003 Documents

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