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Rise in Tornadoes, Floods Poses Risk to Colleges
What if the sort of extreme weather that has left the University of Iowa inundated in floodwaters is not a freak event? What if it is a sign of things to come? (Photograph by AP Images)
Art & Architecture Renovations Near Completion at Yale U.
Paul Rudolph's 1963 Brutalist icon is getting a makeover, plus an addition by Charles Gwathmey.
Guest Blogger: Anne Stephenson
Even the greenest construction project increases a college’s carbon footprint.
Other News
Land-Rich Universities Weigh New Options for Real-Estate Development
Universities are taking advantage of new ways to develop their holdings through corporate partnerships, a new report says.
U. of Iowa Begins Mucking Out and Assessing the Damage
The university's insurer spent the weekend starting to assess the damage to the auditorium and 19 other flooded buildings.
U. of Iowa Flooding Takes Costly Toll in Research and Equipment
Parking lots are under water, some roads leading to the campus are closed, and the campus utility infrastructure is damaged.
New campus buildings
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A Green Building as a Billboard for Science
(A 2006 Chronicle video)
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Buildings & Grounds is written by Scott Carlson (left) and Lawrence Biemiller (right). Scott Carlson writes about architecture, facilties, energy, and sustainability, among other topics. Lawrence Biemiller writes about architecture and facilities and contributes to Notes from Academe. What's happening on your campus? Let us know.
Starting From Scratch Helps Food Services That Seek Sustainability
College and university food services that take an interest in sustainability quickly realize that they can make some changes easily and fairly cheaply—like buying takeout coffee cups and food containers made from materials that are renewable and recyclable. But other changes—to cooking, ventilation, dishwashing, and waste-disposal equipment, for instance—are major undertakings.
In a new facility, though, sustainability can be designed in. According to The Coloradoan, Colorado State University’s new 700-seat, $16-million Ram’s Horn dining center has sensors in cooking areas that detect how much ventilation is needed at any given time, cutting back not only on the use of high-powered fans but also on the need to heat or cool fresh air being brought into the building to replace what the vents are sucking out. That alone, the newspaper reports, will save $64,000 a year.
The facility also has a pulper designed to grind food waste and cardboard into a pulp that will be composted. And water from the waste stream will be recycled, saving up to 120,000 gallons each month.
Lawrence Biemiller | Monday March 31, 2008 | Permalink | Contact usComments
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Hey, I just want to say that the recycleable take out boxes are awesome. I’ve been the Ram’s Horn and it’s pretty awesome but I’m just so stoked that we’ve finally got those boxes! As a student here at CSU I’ve noticed how many take out boxes are used and have always wanted a green alternative, and now it’s here!
— Jerry Lopez Apr 3, 10:53 PM #