Ecological-themed house takes root on language row
From the outside, it's not particularly unique. It appears to be just another regular home next to Macalester's language houses. Even the inside of the house is unremarkable. In fact, the only two things that may reveal its purpose are two black panels on
By: Peter Wright
Issue date: 9/21/07 Section: News
EcoHouse was partially funded with a $5,000 grant from the Xcel Energy Foundation for community outreach, which was another important aspect of the project, Wells said. He plans for the house to network with various non-profit organizations not affiliated with the school. He added that he hopes EcoHouse will become a symbolic and meaningful feature in the community.
The prospects of community outreach still seem to be evolving for EcoHouse. Lee mentioned a large grant from the
Environmental Protection Agency that could provide an opportunity to go into the Twin Cities community and develop 10 other environmentally friendly houses in different neighborhoods. Werth described the community outreach goals of the program as sharing the skills developed within EcoHouse.
"If you want to just create a house for college students to live in, it's kind of cool, but it has pretty limited impact," Lee said.
Now the task of raising money for the system lies in the hands of the new EcoHouse Advisory Committee. The committee is composed of Wells, Lee, Welna, and Vice President for Student Affairs Laurie Hamre. In addition, the four current residents of EcoHouse have been invited to join in the board's decisions if they would like to, Wells said.
The prospects of community outreach still seem to be evolving for EcoHouse. Lee mentioned a large grant from the
Environmental Protection Agency that could provide an opportunity to go into the Twin Cities community and develop 10 other environmentally friendly houses in different neighborhoods. Werth described the community outreach goals of the program as sharing the skills developed within EcoHouse.
"If you want to just create a house for college students to live in, it's kind of cool, but it has pretty limited impact," Lee said.
Now the task of raising money for the system lies in the hands of the new EcoHouse Advisory Committee. The committee is composed of Wells, Lee, Welna, and Vice President for Student Affairs Laurie Hamre. In addition, the four current residents of EcoHouse have been invited to join in the board's decisions if they would like to, Wells said.
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JAMES LUNDE
posted 10/06/07 @ 8:05 PM CST
Interesting article. The Shaklee headquarters in Pleasenton Ca. has been designed for the purpose of no carbon footprint left. It has many features builders and engineers study at length as it is a first of it's kind in the construction of this type of building. (Continued…)
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