Sustainable Habits - Buildings and Infrastructure

THIS IS A WEEKLY SERIES, STAY TUNED FOR NEXT WEEK'S LECTURE.

As there is always too much to cover in the Sustainable Habits talks, the building lecture is narrowed to give an overview of the building process, rather than sustainable design details. Thursday evening, Jan 22nd, we have Ruth Todd, Margaret Dyre-Chamberlain, and Laura Goldstein giving us an overview of the planning, development and reuse/renovation/demolition process. We will learn of the fiscal, social, legal, political and

programmatic influences on space allocation and building design and compare the Stanford building system to industry and State standards.

Sustainable Habits is an unprecedented collaboration between students, faculty and staff. This winter we are looking at the full cycle systems for the delivery of food, water, energy/electricity, building/infrastructure,

transportation, and waste/recycling services. We're discovering at the economic, social and ecological impacts of these systems at all stages

of the resource cycles, and are looking for overlaps between resource systems. The class focus is analysis of personal habits, what we're

connected to through our habits, how we feel about the systems once we know what they are, and how we want these resource systems to change in hopes of improving operation efficiency and elegance and

enhancing quality of life for all.

Please take advantage of this incredible opportunity to question assumptions and learn of the environmental, social and economic impacts of the systems supporting our daily habits. ALL are welcome at the Thursday evening lectures. Please spread the word.