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On messages and bottles and such

According to emails that have come across my screen, students from Seattle, WA to Cambridge, MA are organizing to ban...

Campus conservation conundrum

As I write this, I’ve just finished reading an online article from Scientific American, about how the oldest, toughest, thickest...

Enough rope to hang ...

The Boston Globe just published an article about homeowners’ associations which ban the use of clotheslines, and state legislative efforts...

An edgy question

A correspondent asks, after posting a description of steps taken toward sustainability: “ a student emailed me asking broader questions...

Constructive research

Three new construction technologies which will improve the energy profiles of future buildings: One is available right now, and it’s...

Global Warming is the new Sputnik

Even if you don’t remember 1957, you’re probably aware of the influx of funding, research and science majors which US...

Not in the USA (?)

I recently had the opportunity to suggest a marketing/promotional give-away item for use by our engineering department. The idea was...

Sustaining the cash flow

Tuesday’s item about the LA Community College District and their sustainability projects is well worth reading. A number of colleges...