Programming

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[edit] Programming Ideas

  • 
In-House Sustainability Store
    • Make sustainable products the most convenient ones to get
    • Sell, or provide for free
      • Compact fluorescents
      • Biodegradable shampoo/soap
      • Cradle to Cradle products
      • Local products
    • Some products could even be of an in-house "Green Dorm" brand
      • Green Dorm envelopes
      • Green Dorm bags (green bags)
      • Green Dorm clothing
      • Green Dorm blankets to reduce heating demand
      • Green Dorm reusable mugs

  • Staff Positions
    • RA (required)
    • RCC (required)
    • Garden Coordinator
    • Social Manager
  • Social or Theme Events
    • Organic Beer and Wine Making/ Tours in Napa
    • Solar Gourmet Cooking Contest
    • Plant trees/other (local) plants around campus
    • Run educational workshops/events on sustainable living practices for other students
    • House Theme: "Sustainable Living is Sexy", ...
    • Friendly competition between residents for minimal energy use, water use, etc.
    • Have 'simulation weeks' where people are challenged to live only off of the energy and water that another community in the world has access to.
  • Resources
    • “Green factoid of the week" - tips on how to save energy, "did you know that...", etc
    • Magazines Subscriptions: ABIL, ReadyMade, MAKE, Metropolis, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Science, Nature
    • Calendar of Enviro/Energy Events on Campus
    • Interactive Website
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