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Fine Arts 200
"What art is, in reality, is this missing link, not the links which exist. It's not what you see that is art; art is the gap" -- Marcel Duchamp
Peach Cobbler
Santa Clara University, established in 1851, is California's oldest operating institution of higher education. Initially founded as Santa Clara College by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Its Center for Sustainability has developed a broad repertoire of meal ideas.
H.R. 7923: Limit USDA funding for ground-mounted solar energy systems
Curated list of federal legislative actions affecting United States educational settlements.
Energy 200
Starting 2023 we break down our coverage of education community energy codes and standards into two tranches. Energy 400 covers the catalog of titles for intra-building energy systems -- i.e energy delivery networks between buildings. Energy 200 covers titles within any given building envelope.
The Seven Sins of Greenwashing
Professor Pascual Berrone: "Many companies highlight one green positive aspect of their product or service, and hide the true impact that its production has on the environment”. With more and more NGO’s act as public watchdogs, "the consequences of getting caught can be, in terms of reputation but also economically, severe”.
Quadrivium: Spring
Educational settlements are the closest many people come to feel at home in beautiful surroundings. The catalog that informs the safety and sustainability of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day. By design titles are unstable, time-sensitive and copyright protected. We explore the action continuously; assign priorities, then schedule a separate teleconference to formulate responses to public consultations. Daily colloquia topics appear on our CALENDAR.
Energy Standard for *Sites* and Buildings
To paraphrase Marc Andreessen: "Building standards are eating the world and ASHRAE is eating standards." Just when you thought ASHRAE's claim to energy regulation could not get any larger, it has recently appropriated everything *between* buildings in its scope. At least two energy/building enclosure related redlines are open for consultation through May 27th.
International Energy Conservation Code
The International Energy Conservation Code sets out minimum efficiency standards for new construction for a structure’s walls, floors, ceilings, lighting, windows, doors, duct leakage and air leakage.
Gallery: Other Ways of Knowing Climate Change
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary." -- H.L. Mencken (1880-1956)