ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems will hold a Sustainable Buildings Workshop at the U-M Alumni Center on Oct. 8-9.

Concurrent with the all-day workshop sessions, which are by invitation only to U-M faculty, staff, and students, a series of videos will be shown that are free and open to the general public and the University community. These videos deal with various approaches to “green” buildings, with topics ranging from specific technologies such as passive heating, cooling, and ventilation strategies, waterless toilets, and occupancy sensors, to talks by leading figures in the sustainable building movement.

Following is a full schedule of the video titles, contents, and showing times on both days:

Title of Video

Showing Time

Brief Description

Sustainable Design Strategies

9:00 a.m.

Sustainable design strategies and case studies, National Park Service

Energy Technology Solutions for the 90s and beyond

9:10 a.m.

Photo-voltaics, solar hot water, fuel cells, energy-effective lighting: the technology, case studies, and federal financing strategies

William McDonough on “Sustainable Design”

10:50 a.m.

An engaging speech on sustainability in the context of the built environment

Ecological Design

12:50 p.m.

The evolution of ecological design in the 20th century, from Buckminster Fuller

Kendall House

2:00 p.m.

A walk-through visit to a small, environmentally appropriate residence

Energy-efficient home

2:15 p.m.

Detailed illustration of the most important means for making an existing home more energy-efficient and comfortable

Structural Insulated Panels

2:45 p.m.

The manufacturing, design, installation, and economic and environmental benefits

Ridgehaven Green Building

3:15 p.m.

Case study on an award-winning “green” office building renovation in San Diego

Passive heating/cooling/ ventilation strategies

3:35 p.m.

An overview of passive design strategies for heating, cooling, and ventilating in both commercial and residential buildings

High-rise building recycling

3:50 p.m.

How a trash-chute in a high-rise was transformed into a selective recycling center

Occupancy sensors

4:05 p.m.

Technologies, economic, and environmental benefits

Waterless toilets

4:25 p.m.

Compost toilets and graywater use in commercial applications

EPA’s “Green Lights“

4:35 p.m.

Environmental savings and economic benefits of saving electricity in lighting applications

Geothermal heating, cooling in military housing

4:50 p.m.

Geothermal: An illustration of the technology, applications, and economic/environmental benefits

“Living Machines“

5:10 p.m.

Commercially available waste-water treatment technology

David Orr on “Sustainable Education”

5:20 p.m.

The role of architecture and education in achieving sustainability

Buckminster FullerRidgehaven Green BuildingWaterless toiletsGreen LightsLiving Machines