Title: HRT 275 Innovations in Sustainability - Spring 2015

HRT 275 Innovations in Sustainability - Spring 2015
  HRT 275 Innovations in Sustainability - Spring 2015 Introduction
  Student INTAKE Form
  Unit 1
    Unit 1 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: Facing the Urban Challenge: Reimagining Land Use in America's Distressed Older Cities—The Federal Policy Role
      Read: Ford Calumet Environmental Center
      Read: Restorative Commons: Adapting the Botanical Garden into a Sustainable Multicultural Resource
      Read: The Triple Bottom Line: What Is It and How Does It Work?
      Video: A Vision of Sustainability (23 min)
      Video: Arthur Potts Dawson - A vision for sustainable restaurants (8 min)
      Video: Story of a Green Building (15 min)
    Unit 1 Lab and Journal Assignment
  Unit 2
    Unit 2 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: Creating Sustainable Community Parks and Landscapes
      Read: Landscape Sustainability
      Read: The Sustainable Sites Initiative - Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks
      Read: The Sustainable Sites Initiative - The Case for Sustainable Landscapes
      Read: Urban Edge Agricultural Parks Toolkit
      Video: Challenge yourself to define your limits (19 min)
      Video: Forget sustainable, productive architecture is the next big thing (12 min)
      Video: Rachel Preston Prinz - How Archaeology teaches Sustainable Architecture (9 min)
  Unit 3
    Unit 3 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: Asbestos
      Read: Imported Drywall and Your Home
      Read: Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home
      Read: Toxic Chemicals in Building Materials
      Video: Asbestos Hazards in Renovations, Restorations, and Demolition (3 min)
      Video: Get the Lead Out: What You Need to Know about Lead Paint Poisoning (5 min)
      Video: Home sick: Living with Chinese drywall
    Unit 3 Lab Assignment
  Unit 4
    Unit 4 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: Living Building Challenge(TM) 2.1
      Read: The Benefits of Green Schools - A Triple Bottom Line Approach
      Video: Sustainable Building Materials Segment 1 (11 min)
      Video: Sustainable Building Materials Segment 2 (12 min)
    Unit 4 Lab Field Assignment
  Unit 5
    Unit 5 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: Architectural Case Study
      Read: By Design - Urban design in the planning system: towards better practice
      Read: Case Study House 20 - Bass House
      Read: Conservation of Historic Urban Core in Traditional Islamic Culture
      Read: Conservation Planning at Local and Regional Scales
      Read: Mapping of Vegetation Enhancement Activities
      Video: Facebook Design Charrette (3 min)
      Video: Why Use the Case Study Method (3 min)
    Unit 5 Lab Field & Mapping Assignment
  Unit 6
    Unit 6 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: Coatesville Charette
      Read: Duluth East Downtown, Hillside, and Waterfront Charrette
      Read: Zaragoza's Digital Mile: Place-Making in a New Public Realm
      Video: Botanical Gardens Design Charrette (3 min)
      Video: Design Charrette Gathers Public Input (2 min)
      Video: Salinas Design Charrette (5 min)
      Video: What is a Charrette? (3 min)
    HRT 275 Final Portfolio.doc
    Unit 6 Lab Assignment
  Unit 7
    Unit 7 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: Guide to Urban Farming in NYS
      Read: The Tiers of Food System: A New way of Thinking About Local and Regional Food
      Read: Urban Agriculture - Best Practices and Possibilities
      Read: Urban Farm Business Plan Handbook
      Read: Urban Soil Primer
      Video: Association of Africans Living in Vermont (7 min)
      Video: Dickson Despommier - The Vertical Farm (19 min)
      Video: Urban Farming (8 min)
    Unit 7 Team Lab Assignment
  Unit 8
    Unit 8 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: Maple Syrup Fact Sheet
      Read: Plant Guilds
      Read: Training Manual for Applied Agroforestry Practices, Chapter 1 - Defining Agroforestry
      Read: Training Manual for Applied Agroforestry Practices, Chapter 7 - Forest Farming
      Video: Bill Mollison - Permaculture Design (45 min)
      Video: We Can Now solve the 10,000 Year Old Problem of Agriculture (18 min)
    Unit 8 Lab & Journal Assignment
  Unit 9
    Unit 9 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: Sourcebook on Natural Landscaping for Local Officials - Chapter 4
      Resource: Columbus Park Section B
      Resource: Jens Jensen Legacy Project
      Resource: The Architectural Drawings of Jens Jensen
      Video: Chicago Park District Sept. 2010: Jens Jensen (5 min)
      Video: Designing in the Prairie Spirit (11 min)
      Video: Jens Jensen - an historical visitation (6 min)
      Audio: Humboldt Park Audio Tour
    Unit 9 Lab Field Assignment
  Unit 10
    Unit 10 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: Northerly Island Framework Plan
      Resource: Sustainable Sites Initiative - Certified Projects
      Video: NETWORKS FOR LIFE - Doug Tallamy (66 min)
      Video: NYBG Winter Lecture Series - C. Colston Burrell on Native Plants and Ecological Design (53 min)
    Unit 10 Lab Field Assignment
  Unit 11
    Unit 11 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: A Sustainability Planning Guide for Healthy Communities
      Read: The Link Between: Culture and Sustainability in Municipal Planning
      Resource: City of Syracuse Sustainability Plan
      Resource: Portland 2030 - a vision for the future
      Video: How To Build a Better Block (18 min)
      Video: Melbourne City Planner Reckons that Bigger Cities are Better Cities
      Video: Urban Design for Successful Cities (25 min)
    Unit 11 Lab Assignment
  Unit 12
    Unit 12 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: Sustainable Chicago 2015
      Video: The Power of Storytelling (15 min)
    Unit 12 Lab Assignment
  Unit 13
    Unit 13 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: Deep Energy Retrofit of Commercial Buildings: A Key Pathway Toward Low-Carbon Cities
      Read: Design for Reuse Primer
      Read: Green Home Guides: Landscape Materials
      Read: Green Home Guides: Salvage & Reuse
      Read: The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse
      Video: BaleHaus at Bath (2 min)
      Video: LEED Requirements - The Weston house, Episode 14
      Video: Lucy's House (17 min)
      Video: USGBC's LEED for Homes LEED Rating System (7 min)
    Unit 13 Lab Assignment
  Unit 14
    Unit 14 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: A Cold Climate Case Study for Affordable Zero Energy Homes
      Read: Built-Environment Wind Turbine Roadmap
      Read: Consumer's Guide: Get Your Power from the Sun
      Read: Consumer's Guide: Heat Your Water with the Sun
      Read: Passive Solar Design for the Home
      Video: Achieving Net-Zero-Energy Buildings (2 min)
      Video: How the Laws of Physics Constrain Our Sustainable Energy Options (18 min)
      Video: Solar 2, NYC's First Net-Zero Energy Building (2 min)
    Unit 14 Lab Assignment
  Unit 15
    Unit 15 Introduction
    Reading and Multimedia Assignments
      Read: FDA's Role in Regulating Safety of GE Foods
      Read: Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food Production: Anticipated Applications
      Read: Questions and Answers: Biotechnology and the USDA
      Video: Biotech and the Hungry Planet (12 min)
      Video: Can Nanotechnology Help Feed The World? (15 min)
      Video: The Gene Revolution, The Future of Agriculture (17 min)
    Unit 15 Lab Assignment
  Unit 16
    Unit 16 Introduction
    HRT 275 Final Portfolio.doc