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    Social Research | Social Justice Conference

    Posted on April 17, 2012 by Peter Crownfield

    A unique and excellent addition to the Lehigh Valley’s offerings, the Social Research Social Justice Conference began in 2003 as a collaboration between faculty and students in the Department of Media and Communication at Muhlenberg College, with the goal to … more →

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    Living Buildings

    Posted on November 26, 2010 by sustain

    ‘Living machines’ are coming of age in the form of living buildings that ‘generate all of their own energy using clean, renewable resources; capture and treat all of their own water through ecologically sound techniques; contain only nontoxic, appropriately sourced materials; … more →

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    Green Buildings are Sustainable, High Performance Buildings

    Posted on April 1, 2009 by pkc

    An ideal Green Building disturbs its environment as little as possible during construction and operation. Green Buildings use less energy and significantly less water resources to operate. Their roof and pavement runoff water is man-aged to reduce the impact on … more →

    Posted in Air, Buildings, Climate, Environment & Ecosystems, Green Building, Stewardship, Water & Watersheds |

    Campus Sustainability Initiative

    Posted on May 1, 2007 by pkc

    The campus sustainability initiative grew out of a project with Lehigh University student Victorija Danta, who was working to support climate protection efforts here in Bethlehem. As part of her internship, we created a Climate Protection Agreement for schools (which … more →

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