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.
Archive for October, 2008
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.