Roger Williams University Professor Talks About the Benefits of a Green Campus
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Stephen DePasquale was born and raised in Rhode Island. He is a member of the class of 2010 at Roger Williams University studying Journalism with a double minor in Architecture and Creative Writing. His passions are music and video editing. He has been playing guitar since he was a sophomore in high school, and currently dabbles in blues and rock. His main involvement in Planet Forward was filming and editing video. He had a hand in creating some of the music, but for the most part he salvaged a couple of the videos that were destined for damnation and made them work in a creative and fun way. Steve is also the editor and camera operator for the student-run video news program, “The Feed.” He is also a co-chair of the Presidential Student Ambassadors, involved in admissions as a tour guide, and a Student Admissions Assistant. His dream is to end up working in the film industry as a producer.
About This Video
We interviewed Patrick Charles, an architecture professor at Roger Williams University, about green buildings in the U.S. He talked about the Student Union at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA.
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10 comments for "Roger Williams University Professor Talks About the Benefits of a Green Campus".
1. Another insightful video -
Another insightful video - great job
2. A multimodal experience
Not only is the air "conditioned" but the look and the sound of the water falling probably creates a very soothing environment.
3. Green Campus
That's so amazing and beautiful!
4. Great for the new
Delighted to see this in the new building - love to see solutions for refurbishing current housing stock.
5. New/Old fashioned air conditioning
Great use of natural cooling
6. WOW
If more buildings did this simple modification not only would it be beautiful but also energy efficient
7. It's amazing how much
It's amazing how much technology is being ignored due to politics!!
8. Green Campus
Beautiful building and using natural elements to cool it is amazing technology.
9. This was fascinating. If we
This was fascinating. If we all could think a bit smarter about how we can incorporate sustainability into out new buildings, the world woudl be a better (and prettier) place.
10. rethinking architecture design
removing moisture from the air with water... cool.