CLEMSON — An idea to turn Clemson University's Memorial Stadium into a giant solar-power generator was one of three winners of the first McMahan Awards for Sustainability.
The Carbon Neutral Clemson project challenged about 300 architecture students to spend their first five days back in class working on proposals to meet the goal of a carbon-neutral campus.
English architect Graham Farmer from the University of Nottingham and Canadian architect Richard Kroeker of Halifax served as judges. At the conclusion of the project, the judges presented some of the best proposals back to the students and named three winners: "Bringing Life Into Death Valley," "Maximizing Landscapes" and "The Harvest."
The student teams won $250 each for the effort, but the real value of the project was found in the exercise itself and in the quality of the proposals.
"Many of these proposals are such good ideas you should see if you can get them built," Farmer said. "The best of the entries show clear, simple ideas supported by an understanding of the technical aspects needed to make them work."
"Bringing Life Into Death Valley" by Nic Fonner, Will Wingfield, Tim Hoskins and Meg Chandler, calls for fitting photovoltaic cells onto the foldable backs of stadium seats. When the stadium is unoccupied the seats would be folded down to absorb solar energy and produce electricity.
"The Harvest" by Nathan Missel, Mandy Mobley, Clint Riddle, Michael Ward and Alisha White would make the most of campus trees after they die. Their proposal calls for cutting the dead trees into slats that would be woven, like a basket, into a rooftop gallery on Lee Hall. The structure would support vegetation that would protect the building from ultraviolet rays.
"Maximizing Landscapes" by Paul Kennedy, Ashley Ortmann, Shawn McKeever and Thomas Weir, explored ways to minimize consumption and maximize landscapes to create an overall more sustainable campus.
"What a great way to begin the term," said Ted Cavanagh, chairman of the School of Architecture. "It brings every student in the school together to respond to a common challenge. The bar has been set high. It shows that the whole school has made a commitment to treat sustainability as the main focus of building."
A Carbon Neutral Clemson challenged students to create designs where absorption of carbon is equal to or greater than emission.
The McMahan Awards for Sustainability are supported by Clemson University's McMahan Fund for Excellence.
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The Carbon Neutral Clemson project challenged about 300 architecture students to spend their first five days back in class working on proposals to meet the goal of a carbon-neutral campus.
English architect Graham Farmer from the University of Nottingham and Canadian architect Richard Kroeker of Halifax served as judges. At the conclusion of the project, the judges presented some of the best proposals back to the students and named three winners: "Bringing Life Into Death Valley," "Maximizing Landscapes" and "The Harvest."
The student teams won $250 each for the effort, but the real value of the project was found in the exercise itself and in the quality of the proposals.
"Many of these proposals are such good ideas you should see if you can get them built," Farmer said. "The best of the entries show clear, simple ideas supported by an understanding of the technical aspects needed to make them work."
"Bringing Life Into Death Valley" by Nic Fonner, Will Wingfield, Tim Hoskins and Meg Chandler, calls for fitting photovoltaic cells onto the foldable backs of stadium seats. When the stadium is unoccupied the seats would be folded down to absorb solar energy and produce electricity.
"The Harvest" by Nathan Missel, Mandy Mobley, Clint Riddle, Michael Ward and Alisha White would make the most of campus trees after they die. Their proposal calls for cutting the dead trees into slats that would be woven, like a basket, into a rooftop gallery on Lee Hall. The structure would support vegetation that would protect the building from ultraviolet rays.
"Maximizing Landscapes" by Paul Kennedy, Ashley Ortmann, Shawn McKeever and Thomas Weir, explored ways to minimize consumption and maximize landscapes to create an overall more sustainable campus.
"What a great way to begin the term," said Ted Cavanagh, chairman of the School of Architecture. "It brings every student in the school together to respond to a common challenge. The bar has been set high. It shows that the whole school has made a commitment to treat sustainability as the main focus of building."
A Carbon Neutral Clemson challenged students to create designs where absorption of carbon is equal to or greater than emission.
The McMahan Awards for Sustainability are supported by Clemson University's McMahan Fund for Excellence.
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