Three new activities offered as part of the Winter Optional Activities Week will introduce College undergraduates to Harvard's efficiency efforts and will give them a unique behind the scenes view of campus operations. Organized by the FAS Green Program and Harvard's Green Building Services. In addition, this year's Public Interest Career Conference includes a Green Career Track!
Tour of SCRB - Harvard's newest and greenest lab building
When: Tue 1/17, 15:00 - 16:00; 16:00 – 17:00
Where: SCRB (Sherman Fairchild)
What: Join us for a tour of Harvard's newest and greenest laboratory building. Sherman-Fairchild (home of the Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Department) opened this summer and features a number of unique features, including chilled beams, a grey-water reuse system, a heat recovery system, and state-of-the-art lighting technology. This is your chance to learn first hand about the features that have dramatically reduced the amount of energy used per occupant in the building.
Deadline to RSVP: 01/13/2012
RSVP To: gosia_sklodowska@harvard.edu
Attendance: Single session event
Steam Plant Tour
When: Wed 1/18, 15:00 – 16:30
What: Experience Harvard like never before! Ever wondered what steam tunnels are like and where all the steam comes from? Now is your chance to learn about the underpinnings of our campus operations by visiting Harvard's steam plant and learning about its energy efficiency upgrades, witnessing boilers and a steam turbine generator at work, and walking through the tunnels. This unique tour will be guided by Bob Manning, Director of Engineering and Utilities and is offered in partnership with the FAS Green Program. As one of past participating students put it, the tour was a life changing experience!". We look forward to seeing you there.
Deadline to RSVP: 01/13/2012
RSVP To: gosia_sklodowska@harvard.edu
Attendance: Single session event
Discovering Opportunities for Saving Energy in Buildings
When: Wed 1/18, 10:00 – 12:30
Where: New College Theater, 12 Holyoke Street
What: Interested in learning more about building energy efficiency and the steps Harvard is taking to reduce energy consumption in buildings? Join the Harvard Energy Audit Team as they conduct an ASHRAE Level II energy audit of The New College Theater. Participants will accompany the Energy Audit Team as they walk through the mechanical spaces of the building and gain valuable insight as to how large building mechanical systems work. Students will learn about new energy saving technologies and how Harvard is incorporating these technologies into campus buildings. The session will include hands on experience using some of the specialized tools needed for an energy audit including a thermographic camera and balometer. No engineering or technical knowledge is necessary to get the full benefit of this session. Many of the energy saving techniques can even be implemented in your home. Please join us for an exciting and unique behind the scenes view of building systems.
Deadline to RSVP: 01/11/2012
RSVP To: Eric_Potkin@harvard.edu
Attendance: Single session event
Green Career Track in the Public Interest Career Conference
When: Friday and Saturday 1/20 and 1/21
Where: Science Center
What: The Public Service organizations and offices on campus (CPIC, IOP, PBHA, with HAA and OCS) are organizing a conference for students to learn from alumnae about careers in public interest field, and they’ve added a Green Careers Track. Sign up to learn from alumnae in a variety of green fields, from Green Energy to Business to Sustainable Food and Community Agriculture.
RSVP and learn more here: http://www.publicservice.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k84594&pageid=icb.page474416
Go Green During Wintersession with three activities designed to introduce College undergraduates to Harvard's efficiency efforts and give them a unique behind the scenes view of campus operations
