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Filthy Rich
You could say they’ve closed the loop. Alumni Kris Steele ‘08, ‘12 and Eric Theys ‘13, along with partners David Valder and Marcus Carson, are at the helm of Charlotte’s successful Crown Town Compost and Crown Town Landscapes. The mission is simple: reduce food waste and improve the environment through composting. Now after 10 years, […]
UNC Charlotte SDG club champions sustainability through education and action
The UNC Charlotte Sustainable Development Goals Club (SDG) is making significant contributions to promoting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals through various events, volunteer opportunities and partnerships. Through the Sustainable Development Goals, this club and the world can achieve a more prosperous future, with the message that sustainability is essential for the world’s past, present and future.
In Award-winning Course Students Solve Global Challenges Brick by Brick
What if the design of a brick could reduce the spread of malaria? That question lies at the heart of the course “Building Health: Resilient Building Materials for Global Health & Sustainability.” Cross-listed between architecture and civil engineering and developed collaboratively by architecture professor Liz McCormick and civil engineering professor Brett Tempest, “Building Health” challenges conventional architectural thinking […]