<p>Anyone interested in the new "green dorm"? ;)</p>
<p>Not really, but I'm wondering how it's going to be done. Are they going to take an already existing dorm and make it green? I suppose it wouldn't be like the LLC or special interest housing because it's launching next year and students have already chosen housing--are students just going to find when they arrive on campus that their dorm has become the "green dorm" over the summer? I wonder if it will have regulations or will individuals just make their own decisions.</p>
<p>From PrezBo:
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....commissioning all new construction to
ensure that the mechanical systems are operating at peak
efficiency; and planning to retro-commission existing buildings. We
are also launching a “green dorm”--our first ever--this fall
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<p>i'd guess it's a retro fit. columbia wouldnt force some kind of lifestyle change on students tho, they probably mean they will be redoing all the heating/cooling/water systems in 1 dorm. </p>
<p>i think they are probably just going to try and steal some ideas from the bank of america tower (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America_Tower,_New_York_City%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America_Tower,_New_York_City</a>)</p>
<p>no one probably cares anymore but here is what the school is doing:</p>
<p>based on the fact that carman is the only dorm with the dual flush toilets, i'm betting that is going to be the "green dorm"</p>