| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.10 |
| Liaison | Steve Mital |
| Submission Date | Feb. 25, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Oregon
IN-4: Innovation 4
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
John
Arndt Assistant Professor Product Design |
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
The UO's Passive Solar Lumber Kiln Project reuses local wood resources, which are typically wasted, and converts them into valuable commodities that enrich the local community.
The innovative nature of this project comes from a very old idea; using local materials to make things that solve local problems. This project is also unique in that each tree used in this project has been numbered and mapped by the University Arborist. Each number can be used to access historical data and information about the tree. This program has taken that number and laser-etched it into each product made from this wood, allowing the information and history of the tree to be accessed from each project produced from the wood.
A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise:
The website URL where information about the innovation is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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