| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.81 |
| Liaison | Dave Barbier |
| Submission Date | July 17, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
ER-T2-4: Themed Housing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Shelly
Janowski Sustainability Coordinator Facility Services |
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?:
A brief description of the themed housing, including name(s) and descriptions of theme(s):
Knutzen Hall is our "Eco Hall" where residents seek new and innovative ways to live in an environmentally friendly manner. Residents have the opportunity to focus on environmental issues and concerns that face our community-locally and globally.
The Eco Hall houses the "Greenest Resident Room", a demonstration of how students and the general public can easily live an affordable and comfortable environmentally-friendly lifestyle. The room focuses on displaying and utilizing environmentally-friendly products that are commonly used by students on a daily basis. This room offers an invaluable opportunity to instruct residents, students and the general public on how to become environmental stewards of the air, water and land in an interactive way.
Also housed in Knutzen Hall is one of two students in the Natural Resources "Freshman Interest Group"(FIG) program.
In 1999, Eco Hall residents began composting using worms in the front lobby and they continue to do so to today.
In 2004-2005, Knutzen began using solar energy designed to provide a supplemental energy source for the building.
The website URL where information about the themed housing is available:
The total number of residents in themed housing. :
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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