Campuses Find Sustainability

University campuses have become a perfect place to experiment with sustainable and 'green' design.

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May 22, 2002, 10:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen


"Cohen, director of Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, is overseeing construction of its first permanent building, a $3.2 million center that will host classrooms, laboratory space, and offices. Everything about the 12,000-square-foot building – from the waterless urinals to the 120-year-old bricks from Leland Stanford's original home that now line the front and back patios – was designed to have as little impact on the earth and its resources as possible... Other schools also have found success with sustainable practices. The State University of New York at Buffalo spent $17 million to retrofit buildings to be more energy efficient – a move that will save the school $9 million in utilities costs annually – and Oberlin College in Ohio recently completed a comprehensive analysis of how it can eliminate pollution."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 in The Christian Science Monitor

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