Posted in Community partnerships, Events, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Sustainability on Feb 8th, 2011
“We are indeed much more than we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are.” So said the late Adelle Davis, the first “health authority” among modern food faddists who had any formal professional background. Adelle would be delighted to know that the Community Supported Agriculture [...]
Posted in Community partnerships, Events, Health, Healthy Lifestyles, Sustainability on Sep 8th, 2010
Ah, yes. We can see them marching in now — carrots leading the way, followed by fresh lettuce, ripe apples, bright red tomatoes and more. They march through Paley Gates, across the center courtyard, eventually finding their way to the University Center Building East Lobby and your basket! The West campus Sustainability Team begins [...]
Posted in Sustainability on Jul 14th, 2010
Recently, we posted a by-the-numbers look at two solar installations taking place at the West campus. It looked something like this: … 2 systems – parking canopies in West lots 1, 2 and 3; ground mounted on the west side of campus between North 51st and North 49th Avenues; … 1,976.4 – number of kilowatts [...]
Posted in Sustainability on Nov 10th, 2009
Maroon and gold are still the primary colors, but ASU’s West campus is getting greener. What started with indoor lighting fixtures on campus now has moved to exterior locations including parking lots and the campus perimeter. The lighting retrofit, designed to save more than a million kilowatt hours annually, hit the FAB parking lot today. The work is [...]
Posted in Community partnerships, Sustainability on Aug 10th, 2009
Mark Twain once said that weather was a topic most people talked about but no one did anything to change (or something like that). For years, “going green,” or at least the subject held a similar regard — everyone talked green, but few put words into action. Until now. ASU’s commitment to reducing its energy [...]