Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.90
Liaison Megan Butler
Submission Date July 19, 2011
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STARS v1.1

Macalester College
ER-T2-4: Themed Housing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Suzanne Savanick Hansen
Sustainability Manager
Macalester Sustainbility Office
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Does the institution have sustainability-themed housing (residential floor or hall, or theme house) where residents learn about sustainability together and to which residents must apply?:
Yes

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A brief description of the themed housing:
Macalester's EcoHouse is a student residence, renovated to be more sustainable and to provide student research opportunities. Project EcoHouse began in 2006 with the student-led proposals to renovate the 1950s-era house with "green" renovations. The live-in laboratory began in the summer of 2007 with the move-in of four selected summer residents. Students can elect to do an independent study project through the Environmental Science department and passed projects have included the installation of a commercial energy monitor, guides to sustainable cooking, and the like. Meanwhile, the house fosters an intentional community for those who'd like to live with a minimal footprint.

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