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Report on the Study Group on Climate Change Participatory Workshop
- Smith College (MA)
New England’s climate is projected to experience signifiant changes in the near future, including warmer temperatures, varied precipitation and extended periods of drought, with more extreme rainfall and snowfall ...
- Posted June 1, 2016
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Beyond Offsets: Innovative approaches to achieving and exceeding our climate commitments
- Amherst College (MA)
- Hampshire College (MA)
- Smith College (MA)
- Williams College (MA)
- Living Routes, Inc. (MA)
Climate change is a defining issue of our time, and colleges and university are leading the way by setting ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets. Many of us are even striving ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Art of Conversation: Overcome Obstacles by Making Connections
- Smith College (MA)
- GreenerU (MA)
As a sustainability professional good relationships are essential. You are responsible for making sure your institution sets and meets ambitious goals; however, you will not be the person who does ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Educating, Researching, and Planning for Resilience
- Smith College (MA)
On the agenda of the IPCC, the UN, and the White house, the concept of 'resilience' frames a new way to thinking about the future of social-ecological systems. However, few ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium
- Smith College (MA)
This is a networking meeting for participants in the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC). All are welcome.
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Accepting the Challenge: Living Building Challenge in Higher Education
- Hampshire College (MA)
- Smith College (MA)
- Williams College (MA)
Living Building Challenge is a relatively new sustainable building standard launched in 2006 with the purpose of raising the bar in green building. In the words of LBC, it challenges ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Cornerstone of Sustainability: Implementing an Efficiency Master Plan
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
- Smith College (MA)
- ERS (MA)
Across the nation, campuses striving for leadership on sustainability and climate change need to make energy efficiency the cornerstone of their efforts. The first step to achieving every aspect of ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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To Tear Down or Retrofit - Reducing Building Energy Footprint
- Smith College (MA)
Given data on building energy consumption, institutions can leverage available standard tools to estimate their energy reduction potential. However, many campuses, especially those with a central power plant, are not ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Major in Environmental Science & Policy
- Smith College (MA)
The Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P) major is designed for students with interests in the environment and sustainability and a commitment to scientifically based problem solving and policy analysis. The ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Minor in Environmental Science & Policy
- Smith College (MA)
The Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P) minor is designed for students with an interest in environmental issues and sustainability and a commitment to scientifically-based problem solving and policy analysis. The ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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29 kW Rooftop Array: Campus Center Building
- Smith College (MA)
- Community Energy, Inc. (PA)
- Borrego Solar (MA)
The electricity produced by the 130 solar panels will be approximately equivalent to the power needed to run the Campus Center Café. Installed by Borrego Solar Systems Inc., the panels ...
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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