Location: Auditorium (Room 0204), School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Explore campus sustainability through lectures, free and open to all! This lecture series is being offered during the Spring 2025 semester as part of ARCH 272, Sustainability at the University of Maryland, College Park, organized by Professor Emeritus Ralph Bennett. The series is co-sponsored by the Office of Sustainability.
2025 Lectures:
| 1/28 | Course Introduction: Issues, Techniques, Activities, Assignments | Ralph Bennett, Architect, Prof. Em., School of Architecture, Planning, Preservation, Instructor |
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| 2/4 | Sustainability and the College Park Campus | Scott Lupin, Director, Office of Sustainability |
| 2/11 | The Greenhouse Effect and Paris | Dr. Michael Evans, Prof., Department of Geology |
| 2/18 | Environmental Law; the Sustainability Minor | Joanna Goger, J.D., Environmental Science and Policy; Co-Director, Sustainability Minor |
| 2/25 | Food and Sustainability at College Park | Christopher R. Moore, Director, Department of Dining Services |
| 3/4 | Smart Growth: Making Sustainable Places and Green Buildings | Ralph Bennett, Prof. Em., FAIA, LEED AP, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation |
| 3/11 | Buying Energy for a (Really) Big User | Susan Corry, Director, Energy Management, Department of Facilities Management |
| 3/25 | Getting Here is All the Fun | Aysha Ruya Cohen, Ass’t Director, Sustainability, Department of Transportation Services |
| 4/1 | Making University Buildings Sustainable | Martha Shrader, Sustainability Manager, Department of Facilities Management; Savannah Holt, Sustainability Coordinator, Office of Sustainability |
| 4/8 | Sea Level Rise and the Chesapeake Bay | Kayle Krieg, Maryland Sea Grant, UMCP |
| 4/15 | Decarbonization of Commercial Buildings: Measuring, Improving | Prof. Michael Ohadi, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| 4/22 | Developments in Safe Nuclear Power | Prof. Mohammad Modares, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| 4/29 | The Campus Landscape, Fragile, Instructive | Michael Carmichael, SWM, Maintenance Insp., Facilities Management |
| 5/6 | The Campus Master Plan: Anticipating the Future | Kris Phillips, Planning Director, Department of Facilities Planning |