Monthly Archives: May 2008

Dubuque Iowa After Dark

Excuse me but have you seen where Iowa City’s nightlife might have gone?  It seems to have been misplaced. I swear it was here just the other night. Turns out it wandered 85 miles northeast to Dubuque.  This doesn’t happen … Continue reading

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Sustainability Comes to the Classroom

Fairfield, IA – Maharishi University of Management (MUM) in Fairfield has taken the teaching of energy solutions into the classroom and beyond. The core of the effort is its four-year degree program in sustainability, a first of its kind, begun … Continue reading

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The Professor: Greg Carmichael, Combating Global Warming from the Classroom

Greg Carmichael was completing high school when he became interested in the environment, back in 1970 – the year the federal Clean Air Act was enacted. This interest had an immediate and specific impact on his choice of college major: … Continue reading

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The Born Builder: Dal Loiselle, Building Sustainable Green Structures

“I was born to be a green builder,” declares Dal Loiselle. That’s not mere hyperbole: Both Loiselle’s parents suffered from chemically sensitive allergies, which he inherited, and led to his growing up in custom-constructed homes whose building materials were carefully … Continue reading

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From the Ground Up, Green Buildings Shine

Iowa City, IA – In 2006, OPN Architects of Cedar Rapids worked with Gensler to design a full renovation of an abandoned 1920s-era building in downtown Muscatine to serve as the corporate headquarters of HNI, the world’s second-largest office furniture … Continue reading

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