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 | DePauw University’s Institute of Ethics
On any given day, students and faculty walk down the wooded path to get to the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. They are there for meetings, conferences or fireside discussions in the great room.
by Chuck Scholer
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 | Parting Shot: Underwater Adventures
The Environmental Discovery Center at Indian Springs Metropark acts as a threshold between the everyday view of the world and the rich and diverse worlds within wetlands and natural habitat.
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 | Adaptable Design: FSU Life Sciences Building
Florida
State University’s
new science quadrangle, home to the University’s College of Medicine
and Department of Psychology, continues to take shape with the completion of
The James E. “Jim” King Jr. Building, a LEED-registered Life Sciences building
completed in June for the Department of Biological Science. In the middle of
the quad, and also new, is a greenroof, landscaped plaza spanning a cage wash
facility shared by all three buildings via tunnels.
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 | First Step: PLU’s Morken Center
The Pacific Northwest
is known for its leadership in the green building movement. It is in this part
of the county — specifically Tacoma, Wash. — where you will find the LEED Gold Morken Center
for Learning and Technology.
by Kimberly Orr
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 | From Brown to Green: Virginia Tech’s Ambler Johnston Residence Hall
It’s the end of August in Blacksburg, Va.
The parking lot in front of Ambler Johnston Hall is teeming with over-eager
freshman and their parents. They unload the mini-fridge and the Twin XL bedding
and brace for the walk up five flights in a hot, stuffy stairwell. They reach
the overwhelmingly brown room, and Mom says, trying to sound optimistic, “Well
honey, I guess we can make this look less like a cave. Good thing we bought the
extra light and the bright bedding!”
by Caitlin Lee
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 | Green Model Shines: USCD Student Academic Services Facility
San Diego’s near
perfect weather year round has inspired many architects and designers to create
facilities that utilize the region’s abundant sun for natural lighting and to
blend indoor spaces with outdoor areas, thus increasing usable space. The
multi-award-winning University of California, San
Diego’s Student Academic Services Facility serves as a
prime example of this principle, as well as a model for sustainable design of
higher education buildings.
by Bonnie Kutch
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 | Transformative Image: USM’s Gorham Campus
During the last decade, the University of Southern Maine in Gorham has sought to transform the campus’s image by emphasizing design and sustainability.
by Judy L. Johnson AIA, LEED AP
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 | Show Profile: Color ISH North America ‘Green’
Green will be the color of choice during ISH North America (ISH NA), Oct. 1-3, 2008, in Atlanta, as the industry’s hottest topic wraps around educational seminars and other events throughout the show’s three-day run.
by Steve Smith
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