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campus district heat system with a
new geothermal heating and cooling
system (ground-source heat pump)
now helping to meet the college's
carbon emission reduction targets.
The existing large windows were
refurbished to provide ample daylight
and access to natural ventilation. More
than 200 tons of construction waste
was recycled (more than 95 percent
of the waste generated), and the new
high-efficiency plumbing fixtures are
projected to reduce water use by 40
percent.
Health and wellness is another
area influencing design. It is estimated
that we spend 90 percent of our
time in buildings, and a growing
body of evidence demonstrates the
impacts of building design decisions
on human health. Building design
can affect our choices and physical
activity; expose us to airborne irritants
and unhealthy air quality; regulate
circadian rhythms and sleep patterns;
and impact absenteeism, productivity,
and learning. In order to begin a
dialogue between the disciplines of
building design and public health, the
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
convened a Summit on Green
Building & Human Health in 2013.
The Summit report identified the need
to expand the definition of sustainable
building to "include the well-being
of the people in the buildings and
the community around them as a
matter of course - not an incidental
byproduct."
Other gauges of green building
for health are the Council's LEED
Rating System and its Indoor
Environmental Quality category,
which addresses issues of air quality
and occupant comfort, and the Living
Building Challenge and its Health
and Happiness "Petal" which seeks to
create "a nourishing, highly productive
and healthy built environment"
through access to operable windows
and views, good indoor air quality,
AT THEIR BEST,
RESIDENCE HALLS
CAN ACTIVELY
DEMONSTRATE AND
REINFORCE A CULTURE
OF ENVIRONMENTAL
AND SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY.
and nurturing our innate connection
to nature (biophilia). In 2014, a health
and wellness-focused rating system
called the WELL Building Standard
was released in order to provide "a
holistic approach to health in the built
environment addressing behavior,
operations and design."
At Young Harris College, a liberal
arts college in Georgia, the placement
of stairs in residence halls was an
architectural design strategy that
not only fostered interaction among
residents but also encouraged physical
activity. LEED Silver Certified Enotah
Hall has a prominent central stairway
at the main entrance that encourages
Young Harris College's
Enotah Hall includes
features to encourage
physical activity and
foster connection to
nature.
PHOTO CREDIT:
© JONATHAN HILLYER
MARCH + APRIL 2017
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Talking Stick - March/April 2017
Contents
Vision
Just In
Calendar
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Facilities
Special Focus
Conversations
First Takes
Around Student Affairs
New Members
Snapshot
Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - Intro
Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - BB1
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Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - Cover2
Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - 1
Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - 2
Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - 3
Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - Contents
Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - 5
Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - 6
Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - 7
Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - Vision
Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - 9
Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - Just In
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Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - Calendar
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Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - Transitions
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Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - March/April 2017 - Facilities
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