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Carleton featured in Audubon Magazine
September 4, 2009 at 11:51 amCarleton has been featured in Audubon Magazine's September/October special issue on Green Design!
Energy and water consumption data for campus buildings now online
August 4, 2009 at 8:39 amWant to know how much electricity your favorite building on campus used in March 2007? Now you can look it up online!
Carleton's plans for a second wind turbine in the Northfield News
July 29, 2009 at 10:51 amSam Friedman '09, here in Northfield for the summer, has gotten an article published on the front page of the Northfield News about Carleton's plans to install a second wind turbine near campus.
World of Greencraft?
February 3, 2009 at 12:51 pmOver the last few years, the popularity of smart meters has grown substantially. Something else that has seen massive growth in use are online social networking and role-playing games. Recognizing what a powerful tool both of these can be Stanford Professor Byron Reeves (a specialist in psychological processing of media) has decided to design a computer game that encourages productive use of smart meters. His prototype will connect a virtual world, where players interact and compete, with the real data of home, building, and city energy consumption. The hope is for more motivated citizens, higher efficiency in energy use, and more saved money. This article contains a YouTube demo video well worth your time.
A tour of Carleton's Facilities Plant
December 1, 2008 at 2:16 pmAs our college emphasizes the development of new energy sources and pursues means by which we can reduce our own energy consumption, it is important that people educate themselves on what kinds of systems are providing them with energy and utilities in the first place. Carleton offers an excellent opportunity to see very large systems, unfortunately these opportunities are underutilized by students.
