The Fifth Facade Mission

Architectural design students,HWC community of students,& faculty are aligning themselves to explore the development of a student and faculty driven green roof project. It will be used as a multifaceted learning enhancement tool for our school and the surrounding community. This project will introduce sustainability issues and technologies while engaging the community. Using a multi-disciplined approach, this project will give our students hands-on visual experiences that will better prepare them for future educational and work endeavors post Harold Washington College.

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Walk The Walk

" You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk"


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City Hall Green Roof

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Health risks associated with greening buildings

Highlights
Federal Partnership Focuses on Improving Safe Use of Spray Polyurethane Foam

http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/highlights.htm


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New MFAs in Sustainable Design to Launch

Chicago, IL – Beginning in fall, 2007, Columbia College Chicago’s Masters of Fine Arts programs in Architectural Studies and Interior Architecture will be focused on sustainable design, making Columbia among the first schools in the nation to ground its academic architectural design training in sustainable practice.

http://web3.colum.edu/press_releases/archives/005596.php


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Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System

For those who like to dig into data here is an interesting sustainability tracking, assessment & rating system (STARS) for colleges and universities. This was published by University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) 2009

This document highlights the many possibilities for sustainability development. Alan

http://www.uic.edu/sustainability/reports/UIC.STARS_report.2009.pdf