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 Groundbreaking Held for Innovative Green Homes in Syracuse's Near Westside On Oct. 21, a groundbreaking took place for the three homes that won the "From the Ground Up: Innovative Green Homes" design competition, a collaboration of SyracuseCoE Platinum Partner Syracuse University's School of Architecture, Home HeadQuarters, and SyracuseCoE. The ceremony took place at 626 Otisco St. on Syracuse's Near Westside. Developed for vacant infill sites, these residences provide a new vision for one of the city's oldest neighborhoods and demonstrate the value of design within a typically underserved and demographically diverse community, incorporating the most advanced thinking about design, sustainability, and cost-effective building practices for the single-family house. HUD Secretary Visits Near Westside On Oct. 23, US Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan toured Syracuse's Near Westside and Northside along with US Sen. Charles Schumer and US Rep. Dan Maffei to see the efforts being made toward the sustainable revitalization of Syracuse's neighborhoods. While the Near Westside and Northside are characterized by vacant and abandoned properties, they are also targets for housing rehabilitation efforts and testbeds for innovative building technologies. National Grid Creates $350K Sustainable Energy Endowment at Clarkson University SyracuseCoE Platinum Partners Clarkson University (CU) and National Grid have announced the creation of a $350,000 endowment at CU. The National Grid Endowed Fund for Student Research Opportunities in Sustainable Energy will annually fund up to five summer research opportunities for Clarkson Honors Program students studying sustainable energy. The students' research includes areas such as power systems, energy education, energy efficiency, energy harvesting and storage, bioenergy, fuel cells and hydrogen fuel, solar energy systems, and wind energy. Students will also benefit from a series of seminars and workshops on sustainability and participate in field trips and team-building activities. Syracuse Center Of Excellence EventsNovember 4, 2009 SCSD Internship Info Meeting The Tech Garden More details: eventplanning@clearchannel.com November 5, 2009 SURE 2009 Syracuse, NY All day More details: http://www.esf.edu/certificates/sure/ November 11, 2009 SAGE09 Seminar Rosamond Gifford Zoo 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM More details: http://www.esf.edu/outreach/sage/ November 11-13, 2009 Greenbuild 2009 Phoenix, AZ (Booth 1309) More details: www.greenbuildexpo.org/Home.aspx August 15-18, 2010 IAQVEC 2010 Syracuse University All day More details: http://portfolio.syracusecoe.org/iaqvec2010/ |
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