Explore campus sustainability through lectures, free and open to all! This lecture series is being offered during the Spring 2025 semester as part of ARCH 272, Sustainability at the University of Maryland, College Park, organized by Professor Emeritus Ralph Bennett. The series is co-sponsored by the Office of Sustainability.
Location: Auditorium (Room 0204), School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
5pm - 6:15pm
2025 Lectures:
1/28: Course Introduction: Issues, Techniques, Activities, Assignments
Ralph Bennett, Architect, Prof. Em., School of Architecture, Planning, Preservation, Instructor
2/4: Sustainability and the College Park Campus
Scott Lupin, Director, Office of Sustainability
2/11: The Greenhouse Effect and Paris
Dr. Michael Evans, Prof., Department of Geology
2/18: Environmental Law; the Sustainability Minor
Joanna Goger, J.D., Environmental Science and Policy; Co-Director, Sustainability Minor
2/25: Food and Sustainability at College Park
Christopher R. Moore, Director, Department of Dining Services
3/4: Smart Growth: Making Sustainable Places and Green Buildings
Ralph Bennett, Prof. Em., FAIA, LEED AP, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3/11: Buying Energy for a (Really) Big User
Susan Corry, Director, Energy Management, Department of Facilities Management
3/25: Getting Here is All the Fun
Aysha Ruya Cohen, Ass’t Director, Sustainability, Department of Transportation Services
4/1: Making University Buildings Sustainable
Martha Shrader, Sustainability Manager, Department of Facilities Management; Savannah Holt, Sustainability Coordinator, Office of Sustainability
4/8: Sea Level Rise and the Chesapeake Bay
Kayle Krieg, Maryland Sea Grant, UMCP
4/15: Decarbonization of Commercial Buildings: Measuring, Improving
Prof. Michael Ohadi, Department of Mechanical Engineering
4/22: Developments in Safe Nuclear Power
Prof. Mohammad Modares, Department of Mechanical Engineering
4/29: The Campus Landscape, Fragile, Instructive
Michael Carmichael, SWM, Maintenance Insp., Facilities Management
5/6: The Campus Master Plan: Anticipating the Future
Kris Phillips, Planning Director, Department of Facilities Planning