Wow! This architecture is amazing! It goes perfectly with what we were talking about in glass and some of the ideas we mentioned, for example building buildings with solar panels or adding solar panels to buildings that already exist. I wonder if we could build a building that will make the green house better off. For example somehow collect rainfall to where we could reuse it to water the plants. Just an idea! :)
These are so cool! I think that if we take ideas from each one of them them we can create another building in Chinquapin (just like the green duplex). One step at a time we can begin to make Chinquapin a much greener place.
"The Shell Center creates an interdisciplinary program of research, outreach and education to address actions that can be taken to ensure the sustainable development of living standards, interpreted broadly, to encompass all factors affecting the quality of life including environmental resources. It supports the efforts of Rice University's faculty, staff and students to better our planet's economy, society and environment."
I think it would be great to collaborate in the studies with Rice. I also think that we could easily get in contact with a current student so they could come talk to us about their sustainability project.
I think that having a speaker would be good. And since it's so close by it is very convenient that we could personally go to the campus and maybe even sit in on one of their lectures or talks over this project.