Sustainable Alfred

Alfred University to host NY Green Fest 2009

goetschius — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:50:26 +0000

Alfred University will host NY Green Fest 2009 Aug. 7-9 on the AU campus.

Alfred University in the market for locally grown food

goetschius — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:36:33 +0000

Alfred University is launching an effort to buy and serve locally grown or locally processed food to its students.

AVI Fresh, a division of AVI Foodsystems, Inc., which provides dining services on the AU campus, wants to purchase as much produce, meat, eggs, cheese and milk as it can from local growers, producers and suppliers.

John Dietrich, director of dining services at AU, knows it may be several years before he can offer a substantial percentage of locally or even regionally grown or produced foodstuffs on the AU campus. He will be looking for everything from fruits and vegetables to meat, poultry and cheese.

“It will take some time before local farmers and producers can meet our demand,” acknowledges Dietrich, whose buying habits to meet student needs give a new meaning to “buying in bulk.”

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Architects present ‘The Greening of Ann’s House’

goetschius — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:37:17 +0000

Trevor 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.

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AU’s geospatial technology course featured in magazine

goetschius — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:00:09 +0000

The 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.

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Wind Resource Modeling topic of alumnus’ talk

goetschius — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:56:29 +0000

Bryon Phelps, a modeling specialist at AWS Truewind, LLC, Albany, NY, discussed “Wind Resource Modeling” during the Oct. 3 Environmental Studies Seminar at Alfred University.

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‘From Trenton to Timbuktu: Solar Energy Systems On and Off the Grid’

goetschius — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:52:06 +0000

Brad Berwald, senior sales engineer of Morningstar Corp., Washington Crossing, PA, discussed “From Trenton to Timbuktu: Solar Electric Systems On and Off the Grid” during the Friday, Oct. 31 Environmental Studies Seminar at Alfred University.

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Alumnus, engineer to give campus program on storm water management

goetschius — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:31:23 +0000

Andy Hoak, a hydrogeologist and environmental engineer at Ruggiano Engineering, Inc., St. Albans, VT, was the guest speaker at the Environmental Studies Seminar at Alfred University on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008.

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GreenAlfred conducts waste audit

goetschius — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:41:51 +0000

GreenAlfred conducted a waste audit, something it hopes to conduct building-by-building on the Alfred University campus.

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Alfred University art freshmen float a good idea

goetschius — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:37:17 +0000

Students 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

goetschius — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:20:03 +0000

Tom 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.