The Fall session of GET City has kicked off with the crew from our intensive Summer session back to continue work on their green design. 

During the Summer 2011 Program, GET City got a chance to visit a bunch of sites in Michigan that are leaders in sustainable building design, and hosted several experts that shared their work and ideas with the group.  Here are some highlights.

Federico Steinvorth of MSU’s School of Planning, Design & Construction visited GET City to talk about thermal insulation and insulation efficiency.  He brought along a thermal camera and let the group take some fun pictures.

This week begins the summer session of GET City, held on the campus of MSU.  The crew above will be diving into LEED design (that’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and checking out sustainable building design, green roof technology, thermal imaging, and designing buildings using Google Sketchup!  Stay tuned for more fun…

Today GET City put on an Earth Day Carnival to show the community what we have learned about being green. The carnival featured ten different stations, including hands-on experiments with CFL and LED light bulbs, solar hydrogen for fuel cell cars, wind power, and the LEED-certification design for the new Teen Center.  There were lots …

At the carnival, the youth shared movies they had made about different green energy and the environment issues. One issue is that of energy efficiency and the environment. In this video, Jalah, Angel and Autumn explain how there are both energy technologies and energy behaviors that help address the problem. Have a look, and see …

Restoration Works in Lansing is a joint project of Lansing Community College, the Ingham County Land Bank, and Allen Neighborhood Center to restore two vacant properties along East Kalamazoo Street.

Get City visited Pleasant View Magnet School to audit of the schools energy use and conservation practices. Pleasant View is an elementary school next door to the Boys and Girls Club, and many Get City participants either attend or have attended Pleasant View.

Get City used Microsoft Excel to analyze the energy efficiency of the “green roof” that was installed in Summer 2009.  Using the Boys & Girls Club’s energy bills, they compared the kilowatt usage from the year 2009 to the year 2010.