Friday, March 13, 2009
Earth Day and UWFox Sustainability
We are about a month away from Earth Day 2009. I'm getting notices from all sorts of organizations about activities college campuses are undertaking but I hear little about what Fox is doing. We have a Sustainability Committee that has been working on the LEED certification of the new Communication Arts Center (the very first LEED certified academic building in the UW System!), but from what I hear Fox students don't seem to be very active. I thought this younger generation was concerned about what is going environmentally, so how come I'm not hearing more from the students?
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What does LEED mean exactly? I've seen the signs but I'm still in the dark.
Hi Kevin,
It's good to ask questions (that's an excellent way to learn) although I prefer to look things up first before asking. Doing a quick Google search for LEED yields this good website (http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19). It is a "green" building rating system used to determine how environmentally friendly your building (and the construction of the building) is, which is important nowadays. Hope that helps, but if you have further questions, just ask! Dubear
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