MUM courses:
- Energy Use by Man and Nature
- Hands On Course In Sustainable Technologies
- Permaculture Design Certification
- Sustainability Forest Academy
- Artisan Foods and the Slow Food Movement
- Local Economy
Grinnell College courses:
Resource Center
Sustainable Living Wing Retrofit
A Living Lab
Plans/Ideas for SL Wing
Every aspect reflects what we are teaching/learning/the world we wish to create for future
Main Considerations
A Living Building/interrelation
A teaching model/A function example
Food
Water – rain catchment, gravity fed, filtration of drinking water,
Waste
Shelter
Recreation/creativity/spirituality
Education
Ventilation/airflow/heating/cooling- fiber optic lighting – passive solar
Lighting/electricity
Internet
Phone
Seed bank
Integrative with other majors and aspects of M.U.M.
Comfortable/fun/fulfilling
Food
Fruit trees, garden (outside classroom?), swale system, sun cove, forest garden, edge garden, native examples, wedding/event/flower garden space
Fruits, veggies, spices, herbs, teas, nuts, berries, grains, beans, etc
CSA- Community supported agriculture
Café/ coop – food one time a week
Roof
Fence for wind break trees to grow, wind break trees, hot tub, Dorms with courtyard in middle, greenhouse?.
Examples of Strawbale, cob, yurt, cabin structures that students can live in? (perhaps better on ground level?) Earthship, tree building thingy.
Outside
Fruit tree wall
Wave grass student area thingy
Edible flowers
Bee collective + flowers bees love (what about in winter?)
Natural swimming pool
Waste filtration pond
Wedding Garden/Gazebo - $$$
Sell flowers? $$$
Meditation spaces
Bonfire space J
Trees to shade parking
Tables for eating/having class outside (outside shop area?) - can serve food when cafe is running?
Hall to Library
Tropical garden/food forest - trees, plants, flowers, (butterflies!…too much? ;-P)
‘Nature art’ in hallway to library
Sitting area
(inviting/oasis)
Jonathon (Litman?). – where kitchen can be
Rain encatchment – identify the 3
1,000-1,500 gallon tank
British Berkfeld
Gravity fed 10-15 gallons a day
Movie space
Meters to measure energy flows/efficiency