“GREEN” is “IN” at Ivy Tech Community College—Northeast in Fort Wayne

WHAT IF….those who did not have access to a yard could still plant a garden?

WHAT IF…..excess food produced in a garden could be donated to the needy?

WHAT IF…..home-grown knowledge and healthy eating habits could be taught to children by having them grow their own food?

WHAT IF…..science,culinary arts and other students could incorporate a garden into their …[ continue reading ]

Worldʼs Largest Closed-loop Geothermal Heat System to Be Dedicated On March 20,7:00 p.m. at Ball State University

Ball State Universityʼs conversion to a campus geothermal heating and cooling system uses the near-constant temperature of the earth starting approximately ten feet below the surface of the ground to assist with heating in winter months and cooling in summer months.

According to Mike Luster,PE,LEED AP,senior mechanical engineer at MEP Associates who led the project at Ball …[ continue reading ]

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Purdue University Kriebel Herbarium

West Lafayette,Region #9

The Kriebel Herbarium comprises approximately 70,000 specimens of vascular plants,along with perhaps 2,000 specimens of algae,bryophytes and fungi other than rusts.

765- 494-4623 herbaria@purdue.edu.

Purdue Green Roof

West Lafayette,Region #9

Green Roof on Schleman Hall,765- 494-4600.

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