Stories indexed under: Buildings
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- Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery receives innovative green building award Oct. 18, 2012 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been chosen for a top sustainability award for the innovative and sustainable design of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building.
- NSF funds UW sustainability project studying the human component of green buildings Sept. 27, 2012 Designing a "green" building involves considering a multitude of variables - everything from electrical efficiency to airflow controls to natural sources of light, heat and energy. But engineering more efficient building control systems is only part of the picture; for a building to be truly green, the occupants living and working within it need to know how to behave in a sustainable way as well.
- Summer’s no snooze on campus Aug. 30, 2012 Campus is not dormant during the summer. Though they may not quite match the hustle and bustle of the fall and spring semesters, the summer months are filled with activity at UW–Madison.