Sustainable Housing at the Evergreen State College

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Sustainable Housing at the Evergreen State College

• A student research project by
• Robin Fenske and Mark Retzlaff
• Winter 2005

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Purpose

• Our motivation for this project
• To ensure that the environmental movement has
  laid the groundwork to cope with the
  environmental crises to come

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Learning Objectives

• Gain an understanding of the framework of the
  environmental movement
• Apply this understanding in a real world
  situation

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Goals for Winter 2005

• Researching and contributing to the dialogue to
  improve the current framework
• Analysis of current energy system

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Contribution to the dialogue of improving the
current framework
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Standard Environmental Framework

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Reformed Environmental Framework

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Integrated Framework

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Analysis

• Our project applies this integrated framework
  towards increasing sustainability at Evergreen in
  student housing

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Overview of analysis

• We are exploring Evergreen culture at three
  levels
• Students
• Housing Administration
• College Administration
• Each group has its own motivations and values as
  well as systemic barriers

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Exploring values and motivations

• Discussions with
• Students
• Housing
• Administration

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Exploring Barriers

• Investigating past decisions
• Self-reported barriers

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Achievements

• Effective and feasible suggestions for
  improvement
• Understanding of the process of implementing
  changes for sustainability

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More information

• For a list of resources, our essay, and updated
  information about our project, please visit our
  project website-in-the-works
• http//academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/energy040
  5/students/sustainablehousing/