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The University will have its first green dorm this fall
Hannah Richardson
Issue date: 3/21/07 Section: Features
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E.S. King Village sits quietly on Gorman Street, enclosed by Ligon and Jackson, far from central campus and the buzz of class-goers. The community provides housing for graduate students and married students with families. However, building E of E.S. King Village will soon undergo a revolution - a green revolution.
This fall, the building currently used for guest housing will be transformed into the University's first green housing facility.
"I consider myself an environmentalist, so I'm always trying to reduce my carbon footprint and live more sustainably," Elin Arnaudin, a sophomore in environmental science, said. "All the elements they want to put into the green house sound great to me because that's how I want to live in the future."
Several universities across the country - including Stanford, Harvard, Tufts and Duke - have made efforts to encourage on-campus sustainable living by providing eco-friendly means of student housing. The University of South Carolina was one of the first institutions to renovate a residence hall using environmentally sound resources, according to Ryan Powell, a graduate student, said.
"Many of these universities have built ambitious green dorms that incorporate high green building design standards and impress the importance of developing environmentally sustainable living habits upon student residents," Powell said.
According to Powell, there are a variety of things students could be doing to minimize harmful effects on the local environment. He said he wants to encourage students to not only explore sustainability, but also showcase their progress toward achieving it.
Andrew Campbell, a freshman in landscape architecture, compared N.C. State's progress to pioneering universities.
"They're so far ahead," Campbell said. "Look how much we have to catch up."
As the outreach coordinator for the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling, Powell initiated the institution of a green residence hall on campus.
This fall, the building currently used for guest housing will be transformed into the University's first green housing facility.
"I consider myself an environmentalist, so I'm always trying to reduce my carbon footprint and live more sustainably," Elin Arnaudin, a sophomore in environmental science, said. "All the elements they want to put into the green house sound great to me because that's how I want to live in the future."
Several universities across the country - including Stanford, Harvard, Tufts and Duke - have made efforts to encourage on-campus sustainable living by providing eco-friendly means of student housing. The University of South Carolina was one of the first institutions to renovate a residence hall using environmentally sound resources, according to Ryan Powell, a graduate student, said.
"Many of these universities have built ambitious green dorms that incorporate high green building design standards and impress the importance of developing environmentally sustainable living habits upon student residents," Powell said.
According to Powell, there are a variety of things students could be doing to minimize harmful effects on the local environment. He said he wants to encourage students to not only explore sustainability, but also showcase their progress toward achieving it.
Andrew Campbell, a freshman in landscape architecture, compared N.C. State's progress to pioneering universities.
"They're so far ahead," Campbell said. "Look how much we have to catch up."
As the outreach coordinator for the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling, Powell initiated the institution of a green residence hall on campus.
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