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Enhancing the Sustainability Lab. Naly Lattenhauer & Charles Lipps. Bridging The Gap. Current Curriculum. Student Satisfaction & Employability. Green Construction Trends. Image courtesy of USGBC. Sustainability Lab. Images courtesy of Dr. Lynn Grinnell. Stakeholders. Stakeholder Chart.
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Enhancing the Sustainability Lab Naly Lattenhauer & Charles Lipps
Bridging The Gap Current Curriculum Student Satisfaction & Employability
Green Construction Trends Image courtesy of USGBC
Sustainability Lab Images courtesy of Dr. Lynn Grinnell
Stakeholders Stakeholder Chart
Baseline Audits College Level of Respondents “How well do the activities offered at the SPC sustainability lab match your interests and career goals?”
47% Percentage of potential employers seeking hands-on work experience “How well do you feel SPC is preparing you for real world applications of the concepts and theories being taught?” 63% Percentage of Internships Leading To Jobs
“What would encourage you to use the sustainability lab more frequently?” “What tools would you find useful to have in the sustainability lab?”
Best Practices Image courtesy of Crowder College Image courtesy of MARET Center Image courtesy of St. Claire County Community College
Implementation Roofing Materials Image courtesy of Home Depot Specifications for Wall Section Insulation Types Image courtesy of Home Depot
Examples of Student Activities Figure adapted from Studio Styles Figure adapted from All QA Products website Solar Reflectance Index (Nadel, 2007) Image courtesy of McElroy Metal website
Solar Reflective Index Data Table Wind Speed Variable Calculation
0°C = 273.15 K Degrees Celsius + 273.15 = K 500° + 273.15 = 773.15 K
Tool Sign In/Out Sheet “What would encourage you to use the sustainability lab more frequently? Flow Chart for Training of Federal Work Study Student
Sustainability Lab 2.0 Image courtesy of http://www.homeplacestructures.com
“Sustainability is not an end goal. It’s a path” -Allan Franzluebbers, ecologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Center-