Monday, October 25, 2010

It's Green week... Commit!

Have you signed The New School Sustainability Pledge yet? Go ahead, the commitment is easy and you'll be just one of hundreds of other New School students who have done the same!

This year, The New School will be celebrating its first annual Campus Sustainability Week, with events running from October 25-29. These events aim to bring The New School community together in its common commitment to sustainability within the University and on a larger scale. The schedule of events is as follows:

Tuesday, October 26
ReNew School's Free Market
Time: 1:30-4 pm
Location: Wollman Hall, 65 West 11th St., 5th Fl.
ReNew School's community swap. Bring your gently used clothes, books and trinkets to exchange for new treasures.

Wednesday, October 27
New School Alumni Panel on Sustainability
Time: 5:30-7 pm
Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th St.
Graduates from Milano and Parsons discuss their work in sustainability.

Thursday, October 28, 2010
Green Fund 2010 Awardees Presentations
Time: 6-8:30 pm
Location: Kellen Auditorium, 66 5th Avenue
Recipients of Green Fund 2010 awards will present their projects.

Friday, October 29, 2010
Sustainability Town Hall Meeting
Time: 12-1 pm
Location: Kellen Auditorium, 66 5th Avenue
This brownbag lunch presentation will introduce the work of the Office for Sustainability and the Sustainability Advisory Committee.

Parsons Solar Decathlon 2010 Team Presentation
Time: 4-5 pm
Location: Kellen Auditorium, 66 5th Avenue
New School students present their entry in the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon 2011 competition.

For more information, contact:

GWEN KILVERT THE NEW SCHOOL
Assistant Director for Sustainability & Energy Management Facilities
71 5th Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10003
kilvertg@newschool.edu


**Don’t forget that being green isn’t just a one-week event – it’s something that you can do every day of the year! Try following some of these tips to lower your impact and make your carbon footprint a little smaller:

Remember: less is more. Did you know that it’s possible to have more money, work less, and save the Earth by doing absolutely nothing? I know it sounds too good to be true, but cutting back on the amount of things that you are purchasing each month can make a major impact on your bank account and the environment. Think about all of that unnecessary packaging, and the pollution caused by producing and transporting goods – when you buy less (or buy used), these problems disappear, and the Earth is a cleaner place because of it.

This is an obvious one, but it seems like one can never be reminded too many times to TURN OFF THE LIGHTS when leaving a room empty. Unless you’re living in a haunted house, there are no invisible people hanging around your room, so when you leave, don’t forgot to turn the lights off.

Finally, be lazy. Do you hate doing your laundry every week? Me too. The solution: do it less often. Don’t make a trip to the laundry room unless you have a full load of laundry – running a regular wash cycle for just a few items is a waste of water and a waste of your money!

For more ideas on staying green, visit National Geographic’s “Green Guide” at http://www.thegreenguide.com/.

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