via Wired: Green Dorm

The new issue of Wired magazine, which arrived in my very lucky mailbox yesterday (really, who could resist an image of Martha baking a Wii cake?), was chock-full of interesting tidbits and eco-news.



One of the most interesting, to me anyway, was a blurb about a so-called Green Dorm being partially designed by students of Stanford University. (Above is a SketchUp drawing of the proposed dorm.) According to Wired, "one student created a system of skylights and floor cutouts to illuminate hallways. Another's findings on low-flow showerheads will be implemented campuswide, saving 9 million gallons of water a year." It's great to see schools being so receptive to the ideas of their students. In addition to being incredibly easy on the earth, the school's plan is to make it "the swankiest pad on campus."

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