Strength of steel and warmth of wood
During the Homecoming events this fine weekend, workers were still taking care of business inside the Commons. These are the most recent shots of the construction progress.
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Commons construction progress, Beckerman furniture, & geothermal drilling
Here are some photos of the latest work on the exterior of the Commons, making way for the steel supports for the solar panels, and of the now-unpacked furniture in the renovated Beckerman Center! Geothermal drilling: Drilling for the vertical geothermal loop began this week! You can see shots of...
Common Ground-our first highlight
Clearly, with a blog dedicated in name to the Commons, the worry is that only the activities and projects and teaching that take place in that physical space will be featured. What we all know about the work of and in the Commons is that it would not be possible...
Birke Baehr visits Food and Community class
Most of you have heard of the annual Greentopia Festival that is held in the High Falls district each September. This year, the festival featured several speakers, one of whom was a young man named Birke Baehr, who gained national recognition after he presented a talk entitled “What’s wrong with...
Faculty and Staff Tour the Commons
Blessed with a late start to our new school year, many of the faculty were on campus for the Thursday and Friday after orientation to work and get things all prepared for the students. During those two days, the faculty & staff were given the opportunity to tour the not-quite-complete...
