What we do:
To achieve our goal, greenlight is actively engaged in a range of initiatives that attempt to connect with and educate community members, as well as reduce or eliminate the waste generated by our college.
Current Initiatives:
- Annual Sustainable Design Charrette; Spring 2012 Silk Road school
- Monthly Educational Events
- Monthly Social Events
- "Bike Pasture": Implementation
- Studio Material Collection and Reuse
- Organics Collection in Rapson Hall
Future Initiatives:
- Develop “eco-blog” to foster an exchange of information and provide networking/ partnership opportunities with external organizations such as Emerging Green Builders, Hennepin County, Green Institute, and the University of Minnesota
Past Initiatives:
- Sustainable Design Charrette;
- 2011 Rapson Hall Demonstration Garden
- 2010 Sparc Willow Reserve
- 2009 Brave New Workshop
- 2008 Hennepin County energy from waste incineration site
- In-school educational outreach programs teaching eco-footprints and other sustainable metrics for buildings + society
- Coordination with faculty and administration within the College of Design on environmental preferable purchasing, infrastructure + furnishings
- Green Business Tours
- Monthly tours of local businesses, building projects or infrastructural hubs to educate students about real world ecological solutions or identify areas of concern.
