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Lake Michigan College has signed the President's Climate Accord and has established new goals regarding sustainability and environmental design for its buildings and operations. It is also planning for significant capital improvements to the Napier Building.
Meanwhile, on September 18, 2008, Governor Granholm signed the Michigan Renewable Energy Sources Act, or RESA, that will require 10% of Michigan's energy to be coming from renewable sources by 2015. Already, a 46-turbine wind farm is scheduled to be completed in the thumb area of Michigan in December 2008 and another is being considered for Ludington. These new types of energy infrastructure mean jobs and careers for our state and will require new educational experiences for our students.
At the same time as these historic events, Lake Michigan College is considering expanding its Career Education Program Plans in areas such as Energy Production, Construction, Alternative Energy, Water Quality, and Chemical Technology, amongst other program expansions.
It seems as though the timing is perfect for these initiatives to be made manifest in the building and site improvements being proposed at LMC's Napier campus.
The purpose of this blog is to collect and track ideas amongst staff, faculty, and the design team about how the building renovations and additions at the Napier Campus could possibly be integrated into the existing and emerging curriculum at Lake Michigan College. How can the building itself be a learning lab and a teaching tool across interdisciplinary learning, whether specifically for sustainable design or any other type of curriculum?
Please browse the posts and topics listed on this blog and check back often to review and weigh in as part of this important dialogue.
Lake Michigan College has signed the President's Climate Accord and has established new goals regarding sustainability and environmental design for its buildings and operations. It is also planning for significant capital improvements to the Napier Building.
Meanwhile, on September 18, 2008, Governor Granholm signed the Michigan Renewable Energy Sources Act, or RESA, that will require 10% of Michigan's energy to be coming from renewable sources by 2015. Already, a 46-turbine wind farm is scheduled to be completed in the thumb area of Michigan in December 2008 and another is being considered for Ludington. These new types of energy infrastructure mean jobs and careers for our state and will require new educational experiences for our students.
At the same time as these historic events, Lake Michigan College is considering expanding its Career Education Program Plans in areas such as Energy Production, Construction, Alternative Energy, Water Quality, and Chemical Technology, amongst other program expansions.
It seems as though the timing is perfect for these initiatives to be made manifest in the building and site improvements being proposed at LMC's Napier campus.
The purpose of this blog is to collect and track ideas amongst staff, faculty, and the design team about how the building renovations and additions at the Napier Campus could possibly be integrated into the existing and emerging curriculum at Lake Michigan College. How can the building itself be a learning lab and a teaching tool across interdisciplinary learning, whether specifically for sustainable design or any other type of curriculum?
Please browse the posts and topics listed on this blog and check back often to review and weigh in as part of this important dialogue.
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