Oct 10, 2011
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) named Washington University in St. Louis as the winner of its “Best Lessons Learned Case Study Award” Oct. 11 during the AASHE 2011 Conference in Pittsburgh. The award recognizes honest disclosure of lessons learned in constructing a building that required zero net-energy input.
Mar 9, 2011
In this activity, students will explore how solar panels work by building circuits and using a solar panel to light a bulb. Then students will build a solar-powered house using a shoebox, and test some variables to determine the most efficient way to harness solar energy to power a model home.
Oct 12, 2010
The Living Learning Center just became one of the first “living buildings” in the world, a title that requires net zero energy usage and net zero wastewater production over the course of a year. The challenge is widely recognized as the world’s most rigorous green building performance standard.
