As I mentioned in a recent post, I am teaching two courses this semester – one undergraduate course (Policy and Governance in Sustainable Systems) and one graduate course (Applied Projects, as a Capstone or Culminating Experience). Over the next few weeks, I’d like to share what some of these project teams have undertaken. The results are quite amazing.
This week, I want to focus on a project led by Sigma Dolins called Maus Haus (www.themaushaus.com). Maus Haus is a tiny house (136 sq ft), entirely built by students. They have designed it to feature as many issues of green, sustainable building as possible. It has been built with recycled SIP (structural insulated panels), will have a composting toilet (not as icky as you might think), solar panels for all energy needs, and on-demand hot water. It is an amazing example of sustainable living.
The finished project will be used for educational outreach with ASU’s Sustainability GK-12 programs, promoting a number of features that can be incorporated in construction projects.
For more see the fantastic video that the team put together:
The video was made for fundraising purposes. Whether that holds any interest to you is beside the point, what they have done is pretty cool. Take a look and see.
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