enhancing the sustainability lab

Enhancing the Sustainability LabNaly Lattenhauer & Charles Lipps

Bridging The Gap

Current Curriculu

m

Student Satisfaction

& Employabili

ty

Green Construction Trends

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Sustainability Lab

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Stakeholders

Stakeholder Chart

Baseline Audits

“How well do the activities offered at the SPC sustainability lab match your interests and career

goals?”

College Level of Respondents

“How well do you feel SPC is preparing you for real world applications of the concepts

and theories being taught?”

Percentage of potential employers seeking hands-on work experience

Percentage of Internships Leading

To Jobs

47%

63%

“What would encourage you to use the sustainability lab more

frequently?”

“What tools would you find useful to have in the sustainability lab?”

Survey & Skills Assessment

Best Practices

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Solution Matrix   

Cost

Ease of Implementatio

n

Long-Term Benefits/Return On Investment

Total

Option 1: Addition of Tools to Lab

 5

 5

 4

 14

Option 2: Online

Software

 2

 3

 4

 9

Option 3: Small Shed

 3

 4

 4

 11

 Option 4:

Wall Portion

5

4

4

13

Recommendations for Improvement

Cost

Ease of Implementatio

n

Long-Term Benefits/Return On Investment

Total

Option 1: Addition

Tools to Lab

5

5

4

14

 Option 4:

Wall Portion

5

4

4

13

Implementation

Specifications for Wall Section

Insulation Types

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Roofing MaterialsImage courtesy of Home Depot

Wall Unit Demonstration

Examples of Student Activities

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Solar Reflectance Index (Nadel, 2007)

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Solar Reflective Index Data Table

Wind Speed Variable Calculation

0°C = 273.15 K

Degrees Celsius + 273.15 = K

500° + 273.15 = 773.15 K

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Tool Sign In/Out Sheet

Flow Chart for Training of Federal Work Study Student

“What would encourage you to use the

sustainability lab more frequently?

Sustainability Lab 2.0

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om

Phase Two

Conclusion

“Sustainability is not an end goal. It’s a path”

-Allan Franzluebbers, ecologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Center-

Questions?