Category Archives: SCAD Sustainability Council 2008-2010
Mark your calendars for sustainability week, Jan. 26-30
[Un]disciplined, a multidisciplinary approach to “understanding the scope of sustainability,” is scheduled for January 26-30, 2010. Events include receptions, keynote lectures, local sustainability action reports, expert panels, hands-on workshops and exhibitions. Watch this space for more information.
Sustainability Council “screens” Savannah Earth Day Festival visitors
The Council on Sustainability participated in the City of Savannah’s Earth Day Festival on April 18. Festival attendees were invited to bring shirts to be silk screened with one (or more) Earth Day and recycling-related designs created by council member … Continue reading
Find out more about SCAD’s Design for Sustainability M.A. on April 29
Are you interested in learning more about SCAD’s new Master of Arts degree in design for sustainability? Join faculty and staff to learn more about this exciting new graduate program. An interest meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 29 … Continue reading
Urban design seminar students examine sustainable design issues
SCAD architecture professor and Council on Sustainability member Ming Tang’s students have been keeping blogs about their work in his Urban Design Seminar course. According to Tang, “sustainable design issues and LEED for urban design are covered in this course.” … Continue reading
Join the SCAD Sustainability Council for the Savannah Earth Day Festival on Friday, April 18
Savannah Earth Day Festival events include the RecycleRama, 8-11 a.m., when people can drop off difficult-to-recycle items such as tires, electronics and paint cans. From 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Earth-friendly and easy-on-the-pocketbook activities include educational exhibitions; free classes on composting, green … Continue reading
Restaurant hosts “Eat Local Savannah” poster contest
SCAD students who are currently enrolled in classes, and recent winter quarter graduates are encouraged to participate in the Spring 2009 “Eat Local Savannah” poster campaign hosted by Local 11 Ten. Local 11 Ten will post three posters to the … Continue reading
Dump the Pump returns on March 6, with bicycle commuting focus
Last year, the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority, in cooperation with Chatham Area Transit, the City of Savannah, the Savannah Bicycle Campaign, Pedestrian Advocates of the Coastal Empire and the SCAD Sustainability Council sponsored a series of monthly “Dump the … Continue reading
Global Warming Teach-in 2009 video recaps
In case you missed out on this year’s teach in, check out these videos from the event:
SCAD Global Warming Teach-in scheduled for Feb. 4-6.
For more information, check out the Teach-in page.
District Web site reports news from a “Green Angle”
District, SCAD’s award-winning student news source published in Savannah, now has a regular sustainability/environmental columnist, Stephanie Bercht. To date the Green Angle secion of the District Web site has provided a directory of local services and resources, celebrated the virtues … Continue reading
Career Services to offer workshop on “green careers”
SCAD Career Services is presenting a workshop entitled “Socially Responsible (Green) Careers” on Friday, Jan. 30, from 2-3 p.m. in York Hall Room 115. From the workshop description: “Is it possible to do good while doing business? American companies are … Continue reading
Cows and Global Warming
As many of you no doubt know, the raising of cattle accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than automobiles. This has led many greens to go vegan. However, as I detailed in a post on another blog, despite popular misconceptions, … Continue reading
AASHE 2008: Working Together for Sustainability — On Campus and Beyond
What a conference! Top keynote speakers, such as Lester Brown, Van Jones, and Peter Senge with more than 400 presenters from across the disciplines in a wonderful positive atmosphere. Imagine this, you are sharing the room with close to 2,000 … Continue reading
Sustainable Cities
I heard a rumor recently that James Howard Kunstler may be in Savannah this Winter. For those of you have not heard of him, he is most well known for his controversial book The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes … Continue reading
AIGA Educating Designers Conference
By Scott Boylston It was encouraging to see so much attention lavished on sustainable design at the most recent AIGA Educating Designers Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. (http://socialstudiesconference.org/about). Hosted by MICA (Maryland Institute, College of Art), the conference was entitled ‘Social … Continue reading
Bamboo + Paper House offers solution for temporary, post disaster housing
By Ming Tang After a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck central China last May, killing 69,000 people, injuring hundreds of thousands and leaving millions homeless, the government is planning an extensive reconstruction project that includes building more than 1.5 million temporary … Continue reading
What do Keys Hall and Denmark have in common?
An article in the Oct. 19 New York Times surveys what colleges and universities are doing to encourage bicycle use. Some of the benefits of bicycle programs are neatly summarized in this snip from the article: “The goal, college and … Continue reading
Skidaway Island State Park
I realize it’s not even close to Valentine’s Day , but I feel it’s time for me to be upfront and admit that I’m in love with Skidaway Island State Park. That being said I have to add the caveat … Continue reading
Dump the Pump on Friday Oct. 3
Mayor Otis Johnson will headline the next Dump the Pump event on Friday, Oct. 3, when he leads a group bicycle commute into downtown Savannah. The first ever Dump the Pump Convoy will depart from the Habersham Village shopping center … Continue reading
Cycling students catch columnist’s attention
If you are serious about sustainable transportation, your vehicle of choice is a bicycle. In his “City Talk” column in the Sept. 21 Savannah Morning News, Bill Dawers points out another positive benefit to going by bike: Every person who … Continue reading
AASHE Conference & Expo November 9-11, 2008
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s second biennale conference and expo will be held in Raleigh, NC in November. More than 1,000 participants are expected with more than 400 presentations and we will be among them! … Continue reading
SCAD historic preservation students encourage sustainable shopping
A group of SCAD Historic Preservation students urged shoppers to spend their money locally over the Labor Day Weekend with a Web site and merchant outreach program that garnered plenty of attention from local media. A Savannah Morning News story … Continue reading
Savannah Morning News: Posters generate nuclear discussion
From the Savannah Morning News: When Scott Boylston began hearing about nuclear power as a clean, safe and cheap solution to global warming, he knew it was a great topic for his graphic design students. “Poster design is all about … Continue reading
Solar-Powered Fuel Cells
MIT just announced what may be one of the most important breakthroughs of all time in the field of alternative energy. They have demonstrated how to use solar power to split water into hydrogen and oxygen to be stored inside … Continue reading
Biodiesel Facts
Biodiesel is often touted as a green alternative to gasoline. I was curious how green it really is, so I did a little investigating. This article from the Union of Concerned Scientists (a pro-green site) provided some helpful information. At … Continue reading
Another chance to Dump the Pump on June 20
With high gas prices on everyone’s mind, Friday, June 20 is a great time to Dump the Pump, again! While Dump the Pump continues to promote the use of all forms of alternative transportation (bikes, scooters, feet) this month’s event … Continue reading
What’s the Deal with Carbon Offsets?
Carbon offsets are payments made to companies that can more easily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, thus allowing the buyer to continue producing the amount of emissions that are “offset.” Sometimes, this is more cost-effective than the buyer reducing their … Continue reading
A Move Toward Sustainability
Scott Boylston, Professor of Graphic Design, has created a pretty comprehensive outline of the steps necessary to make SCAD a more sustainable campus. While I have been lingering on my pet ideas for the last two posts, it’s time to … Continue reading
Jason Dean: Recycling Hero
District TV News, the television news arm of SCAD’s student newspaper, produced a nice profile of Jason Dean. In it, he describes his role in recycling efforts at the Oglethorpe House residence hall. Watch it here.
SCAD grad student wins sustainability award
Meghan Woodcock, an interior design M.F.A. candidate at SCAD, was awarded Best of Competition for the 2008 Student Sustainable Design Competition, sponsored by the International Interior Design Association. Woodcock will receive $1,000 and a complimentary IIDA student membership for the … Continue reading
Dump the Pump on May 16
The Council for Sustainability and Eco Practices at SCAD has joined the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority, the City of Savannah, Chatham Area Transit Authority, Coastal Commuters, the Savannah Bicycle Campaign and Pedestrian Advocates of the Coastal Empire to encourage … Continue reading
Telecommuting for a Greener Campus
There are a wide range of things an organization can do to make itself greener. Many revolve around the concept of decreasing the institutional carbon footprint. This is the first in a series of posts on such measures. I’d like … Continue reading
Make a difference on Earth Day: April 22
The SCAD Sustainability Council reminds the SCAD community that Tuesday, April 22 is Earth Day, and encourages participation through one or more of the following activities. What you can do to make a difference: • Practice a paperless teaching day … Continue reading
Earth Day Savannah 2008 Festival: April 19
The 12th consecutive annual celebration in Savannah Earth Day will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 19th at Forsyth Park. Events include: RecycleRama (8 – 11 a.m.), Earth Day 5K Run (9 a.m.) Earth Day Festival (11 a.m. – … Continue reading
SCAD forms eco practices council
By Verena Paepcke (Originally published on Friday, Jan. 4, 2008 in The Chronicle) Sustainability and green design are hot topics at the Savannah College of Art and Design and throughout the United States. In fact, the college has a new … Continue reading
A world of green buildings, one city at a time
By Scott Boylston (Originally published on Friday, Feb. 22, 2008 in The Chronicle) As I sit in the Melbourne (Australia) Airport writing this, I can feel somewhat sanguine knowing that the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from my air travel to … Continue reading
Designers poised to address environmental concerns
By Robert Fee (Originally published on Friday, Feb. 1, 2008 in The Chronicle) Regardless of how it may seem, sustainability is not a well-embraced idea. Many intelligent and conservative people challenge the notion of global warming as the chief threat … Continue reading
Sustainability makes business sense
By Peter Fossick (Originally published on Friday, Feb. 15, 2008 in The Chronicle) Good, environmentally conscious design makes good business sense. To be competitive, businesses must be efficient. Every wasteful act in the extraction and production process is a poor … Continue reading
Teach-in to focus on global warming
By Scott Boylston (Orignally published on Friday, Jan. 25, 2008 in The Chronicle) “If there’s no action before 2012, that’s too late. What we will do in the next two to three years will determine our future. This is the … Continue reading
Cross-disciplinary project focuses on sustainability
By Christine Miller and Scott Boylston (Originally published on Friday, Jan. 11, 2008 in the Chronicle) What does sustainability mean to you? How do you feel when you engage in what you consider sustainable practices, like reusing a plastic container … Continue reading
Try a cleaner commute
By John Bennett (Originally published on Friday, February 8, 2008 in The Chronicle) In the face of climbing gasoline prices and concerns about climate change, many Americans hope that scientists and researchers will deliver high-tech solutions to our economic and … Continue reading
Take action for the environment
By Dan Levine (Orignially published on Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 in The Chronicle) There is a growing sense of urgency throughout the world to sustain the environment, and the Savannah College of Art and Design is no exception. Many students, … Continue reading
Project Green offers forum for students
By LaRaine Montgomery (Originally published on Friday, Jan. 18, 2008 in The Chronicle) Project Green consists of a dedicated, diverse group of students from different academic concentrations across the Savannah College of Art and Design, who strive to promote environmental … Continue reading
We have a dream
By Verena Paepcke (Originally published on Friday, March 7, 2008 in The Chronicle) In Fall 2004, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger wrote an essay that opened up a great debate: “The Death of Environmentalism: Global Warming Politics in a Post-Environmental … Continue reading