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Initiative for a Sustainable Future: Goal $1.3 million
"An ancient pathway to a new direction...A model for the
planet." ~ John EagleDay
The Initiative for a Sustainable Future will provide the vision of a sustainable
future to guide all IAIA facility development, including renovation of
existing buildings, design and construction of new buildings, facility
operations and maintenance, campus land use and outdoor recreation.
Funded through the "Sustainable Federal Facilities" program
developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (Federal Energy Management
Program and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory), a two and one-half
day Greening Charrette, or interactive planning workshop, was held on
March 12-14, 2003 to guide the renovation of the IAIA Museum and development
of the IAIA campus in the direction of environmental sustainability. Through
a series of presentations and brainstorming sessions around specific issues
including energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and sustainable
water use and landscaping, approximately 63 members of the local community,
stakeholders, IAIA faculty, students and staff, and state and federal
agencies worked together to develop a framework for carrying these goals
for sustainable development into the future.
To-date, a multi-disciplinary planning meeting was held with the Lifelong
Learning Center (LLC) team to establish (prototype) guidelines for design
and construction, and with the Library and Technology Center (LTC) architects
to identify low cost efficiency improvements.
Support for this initiative will help --
1. establish a data base of literature, data and manufacturers of green
construction and art supply products;
2. develop the infrastructure and framework for data collection and analysis,
commissioning and performance monitoring, including conducting a baseline
energy and water use audit of the campus and Museum, sub-metering of all
buildings, and developing a campus-wide energy management system;
3. assess water sources and uses, and implement a water reduction program
for the main campus
and the museum; and
4. develop the garden/landscape component of the campus development program,
ensuring that the landscape is developed as an expression of native culture,
and in such a way that it supports curriculum development and campus community
life.
"When we walk upon Mother Earth we always plant our feet carefully
because we know the faces of our future generations are looking up at
us from beneath the ground. We never forget them." ~ Oren Lyons
For more information, contact David Aigner, Manager of Facilities,
at 505.424.5707.
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