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Welcome to "5 Minutes to a Greener Campus," Penn Podcasts on Sustainability Topics. Spring Semester 2008 podcasts include:

PhillyCarShare
Clayton Lane (a Penn Alum SEAS'97), Deputy Executive Director and Co-founder, discusses the inspiration for creating PhillyCarShare and its environmental impacts.

Terrapass
Karl Ulrich, Professor at Wharton, explains the TerraPass system, which was created in one of Ulrich's MBA classes, and its positive contribution to energy reduction and conservation.

TC Chan Center
Ali Malkawi, Professor of Architecture at the School of Design and Director of the Penn Tsinghua TC Chan Center, discusses the Center's research and what it means to the future of energy efficient buildings.

Sustainable Penn
Robert Giegengack, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science talks about his class, Sustainable Penn and the ideas that were generated by his students.

Sustainable Penn Students
Students who participated in Professor Robert Giegengack's class, Sustainable Penn, discuss their projects and what they learned in this class. Featured on the podcast are: Michelle Jacobson, Laura Boudreau, Alicia Fowler and Mike Poll.

Sustainable Buildings and Architecture
Muscoe Martin, Architect for the Morris Arboretum’s Horticultural Center discusses Green Building and LEEDs certification.

If you have comments on these podcasts, or would like to suggest new topics contact: sustainability@upenn.edu.

Welcome

Penn is addressing climate change through research, scholarship, education and sustainable design, construction, and operations. In 2007, the University of Pennsylvania witnessed two milestones that will shape our campus and its environmental impact for years to come.

In February, I pledged that by 2009 Penn would create a plan to significantly reduce emissions that contribute to global warming.

In July, we acquired 14 acres of industrial land adjacent to campus which is the focus of our award winning campus plan Penn Connects - A Vision for the Future. Sustainability is a guiding principle of this plan. We are excited to increase the amount of green space on campus by over 25% by converting parking lots to parkland, mitigating storm water runoff, reducing urban heat island effect, and creating a beautiful landscape to support native plantings.

The Penn Community is proud of the steps we've taken to reduce our environmental footprint, and we are committed to moving even farther in the future. I am pleased to share with you this summary of Penn's accomplishments, which illustrate Penn's dedication to sustainability.

Amy Gutmann
President