Alfred University to host NY Green Fest 2009
Monday, May 11th, 2009Alfred University will host NY Green Fest 2009 Aug. 7-9 on the AU campus.
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Architects present ‘The Greening of Ann’s House’
Thursday, November 6th, 2008Trevor Harrison, founder of HBT Architects, Pittsford, NY, and Scott Hemenway, a Rochester architect, will host the upcoming Environmental Studies Seminar at Alfred University with a discussion on “Ann’s House: Achieving LEED certification at Alfred’s Newest Student Housing.” The lecture is scheduled for 12:20 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in Roon Lecture Hall, the Science Center, on the AU campus.
AU’s geospatial technology course featured in magazine
Thursday, November 6th, 2008The fall 2008 edition of the NYS Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technology newsletter includes an article about the geospatial technology course taught last spring by Justin Grigg, Alfred University GIS specialist in the Environmental Studies Department, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
GreenAlfred conducts waste audit
Thursday, October 30th, 2008GreenAlfred conducted a waste audit, something it hopes to conduct building-by-building on the Alfred University campus.
Alfred University art freshmen float a good idea
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Students in the Freshman Foundation Program in Alfred University’s School of Art & Design were asked to create an usual self-portrait.
The twist to the assignment: the portraits had to float AND they had to be made of 85 percent recycled or recyclable materials.
The resulting sculptures were set afloat on Foster Lake Oct. 9, 2008. Check the photos!
Green building will be focus of next environmental seminar
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Tom Paladino, founder and president of Paladino & Company, Inc., Seattle, WA, will present the next Environmental Series Seminar at Alfred University with a lecture on “The Triple Top Line—Creating Abundance Through Green Building.”
The seminar is scheduled for Oct. 17, at 12:20 p.m., in Roon Lecture Hall, the Science Center, on the AU campus. This event is open to the public, free of charge.
Paladino is an expert architect and engineer. His extensive knowledge of both fields has given him a unique perspective on how to expand the green building market. Rather than focusing on scarcity, Paladino centers his attention on the concept of abundance, or making the most of available financial, human or environmental resources.
He believes that we can achieve anything with a “conviction to the best job we can with what we have,” and has used this enthusiastic view to inspire each of the 300 LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building teams and building owners he has worked with.
The Division of Environmental Studies, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Alfred University, sponsors the popular seminar series each Friday during the fall semester, except Nov. 28, the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Baked goods and refreshments will be served during the program.
Alfred University, Alfred State students build rapport, and a bus shelter
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Approximately 1.5 tons of recycled material went into building the benches in the Alfred Plaza, a joint project by Alfred University and Alfred State College students who share this small Southern Tier village.
‘Going green’ saves ‘the green’ in Alfred University’s trayless dining halls
Friday, August 1st, 2008The proof is in the pudding… or more precisely, in the fries, bagels, cereal, cheese, milk, soft drinks, juice and bottled water, the staples of college dining hall menus.
Prompted by its students, Alfred University and AVI Fresh, a division of AVI Foodsystems, Inc. AVI Fresh, its food service partner, opted to do away with dining hall trays at the beginning of the 2008 spring semester, hoping to cut down on food waste and, at the same time, perhaps save some money.
The results are in, and they confirm what Green Alfred, a student group that promotes sustainability, and University officials surmised they would see – a reduction in food and beverage waste, and a savings in cleaning chemicals if they did away with the trays, which foster an all-you-can-carry, rather than an all-you-can-eat mentality.
‘Ann’s House’ provides new, greener model for Alfred University residence halls
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Ann’s House, a new residence hall now under construction at Alfred University will provide a new, greener model for future living quarters on campus.
Ann’s House is being built on a wooded hillside on the east side of Upper Campus Drive, just above the Ford Street Apartments. Dr. Joel Moskowitz, a 1961 alumnus of Alfred University and a member of its Board of Trustees, and his wife Ann, for whom the new residence will be named, provided the leadership gift to build the facility.
AU’s pedal-pushing employees find unexpected benefits on way to work
Friday, July 11th, 2008
With gas prices rising, Alfred University employees are being urged to consider alternatives to driving to work, from riding the bus, to carpooling, to walking or bicycling to work.
Among those who have opted for two-wheeled transportation are Kathy Woughter, vice president for Student Affairs, and Gary Roberts, director of Information Technology Services.
For both, bicycling is more about lifestyle than saving money, although that’s an obvious plus.