COMM 408 - Sustainability Strategies and Practices - Think Tank Thuto.doc & Think_Tank_THUTO-2.ppt
‘Thuto’ would like to thank the following Queens students in Canada for the research they did on Sustainabilty Strategies and Practices focusing on the future eco-boarding School in Francistown’s Mathangwane Village, Botswana:
Research by: Lara Wharton, Michael Ferrarelli, Julien Rey, Elena St. George & Avidan Waldman for Professor Steven Moore. Wednesday, February 25, 2009.
... The project entailed applying the top three sustainability aspects that could be implemented onto an organization. We had so many ideas but were only allowed to choose three.
Lara Wharton, March 10, 2009
8. Local supply Minimal manufacturing Accepted by the Canadian Building Code Independent
9. Secondary effect known as “thermal mass regulation” Able to regulate the temperature similar to a body of water Reduces emphasis on standard heating (electric, fire, etc)
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12. From the ground, through the air … Air Pump Technology Groundwater Piping
17. Sustainable Materials straw bale construction Water air pump and piping Electricity Harvest Solar technology
18. ''We have a serious responsibility to deal with poor people in a respectful way the world over, because everyone deserves the right to try to advance his or her material condition.'’ Bill Clinton, African Tour, 1998 1.Water Access 2.Building Materials 3. Electricity Harvest
