By the Green Team. If you’re a homeowner, you probably already know that the R-value of your house has an enormous impact on your energy use. For those of you like me, who let the landlord worry about such things, R-value is the resistance that walls, ceilings, floors, etc. have to thermal energy transmission. That […]
By the Green Team Who knew that your gasoline-powered lawnmower (or leafblower) is as much a part of our summertime air pollution problem as your gasoline-powered vehicle? On Earth Day, the Utah Dept. of Environmental Quality announced a lawnmower discount and exchange event, at which electric lawnmowers would be available for a discounted price. But […]
By The Green Team Sometimes it’s truly the little things that matter. In addition to printing double-sided documents you can further reduce paper and ink use by being conscientious about your selection of fonts. To start, avoid serif fonts, which have little tails on the ends of the letters that use up more ink. Century […]
By The Green Team for GreenTeamBlog.org. Matt Pierce, Valeri Craigle, and Zach Williams are Rockstar Commuters. Let their stories and advice inspire you to reduce your solo car trips and improve air quality. Matt Pierce—metadata specialist and scanning technician at the Library—rides his bike or takes the bus to work everyday. He says, “Try biking […]
Written for GreenTeamBlog.org by Prof. Leslie Francis, Associate Dean for Faculty Research. I know there are very good environmental reasons for taking public transportation. But there are other reasons that I’d forgotten, but that I’ve been reminded of on my recent bus trips. Taking the bus makes me organize myself. I know the bus will […]
Written for GreenTeamBlog.org. This February, the College of Law Green Team held the 1st Annual Winter ULaw Clean Air Competition to change commuting behavior to improve air quality, reduce traffic congestion, conserve energy, and save money. The Green Team asked those associated with the College of Law to team up with their class or Faculty/Staff/Admin/Friends, […]
By The Green Team for GreenTeamBlog.org. This blog is about “reuse”, the important “middle R” from the dictum Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Reusing improves the bottom line as well as saves resources, for a win on both counts! In environmental terms, reuse or repurpose refers to extending the life of an object by using it again, […]
Posted by GreenTeamBlog.org. Planning a green event isn’t just about putting out the recycling bins and lecturing people on plastic types. There are a wide variety of decisions to be made. One decision that can have a major impact on the sustainability of an event is venue; the venue is the foundation for any event. […]
By Whitney Ward for GreenTeamBlog.org. Reviewing the Green Team survey, there were a number of comments regarding the demolition of Carlson Hall. Although it would have been nice to renovate Carlson Hall and incorporate into a new building design (or leave as a stand alone facility), the state of the Carlson Hall’s structural, mechanical and […]
GreenTeamBlog.org. One of the most innovative and interesting features of the new College of Law building is its incorporation of a new bird-safe glass to reduce bird-window collisions. Researchers estimate that hundreds of millions of birds are killed each year due to collisions with glass windows. The front of the new College of Law building […]
