Following Green Technology and

Becoming LEED Certified to Improve the Environment

 for

Champlain College

251 South Willard Street

Burlington, VT 05401

Submitted by

Tommy Ngan

Matthew Forrest

Stephen Pinkham

Students, Champlain College

251 South Willard Street

Burlington, VT 05401

March 16, 2011

Discussion: LEED Certified Buildings in Vermont

According the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), there are 129 buildings in Vermont that are LEED Certified. 113 of these buildings are corporate buildings, each falling into one of the categories of five categories:

• LEED for New Construction
• LEED for Core & Shell Development
• LEED for Schools
• LEED for Retail: New Construction and Major Renovations
• LEED for Healthcare

The remaining 16 buildings are in the category LEED for homes.

LEED certified buildings must have the same goals of preserving the environment through these five categories:

• Sustainable Sites
• Water Efficiency
• Energy and Atmosphere
• Materials and Resources
• Indoor Environmental Quality

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Who Stereotypes Eating Customs?

Who likes hot dogs? Just a regular cheap stick of sausage between a flimsy bun and lathered in ketchup? I really like hot dogs. Boiled…grilled…chopped and stir-fried…hot dog fried rice…I’ve liked hot dogs ever since I was a little kid. It was my understanding that this was the American snack for the American pastime: baseball. Even though I never watched baseball…

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The most notable generation that is contributing to the United States is Generation-Y,  the generation of today. However, there is a second generation that is also contributing to society: Generation-ABC (Gen-ABC). ABC is an abbreviation of “American-Born-Chinese.” Gen-ABC is not an entirely new generation, but Gen-ABC is the generation that stands out most significantly amongst American Generation-Y. Gen-ABC has contributed to much of the cultural and ethnic diversity in the US.

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The Hy5 Power Generator

“The world’s answer to a green sustainable future.”

by Matt Forrest, Tommy Ngan, and Steve Pinkha

Professor Warren Baker

WRT 231-02 -Technical Writing

ABSTRACT

The Hy5 Power Generator is an advanced electricity producing turbine, which is able to utilize the never-ending supply of gravitational energy to produce electricity perpetually. The Hy5 incorporates five different types of energy to create a positive net output of electricity. Gravitational, magnetic, hydraulic, solar and mechanical energy are all used to assist in the rotation of the turbine.

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I lost track of how long I stood in line. You sort of just get used to just standing here. The shock of just waiting in line to be judged by God Himself made time trivial. There were about a hundred people ahead of me. Everyone wondered when they would receive their wings and fly amongst deceased family and friends. From their friendly conversations, I couldn’t tell if they were friends in their previous lives or became acquainted here. Apparently there were some mothers who carried their children.

“You’re a young one,” said a man leaning on a cane. Still dressed in a black suit and matching tie, he smelled of preserved flowers and ointments. An orange lily peaked out from his breast pocket.

“Somewhat,” I replied, not wanting to attract attention. In fact, I was much younger than most people here. “I lived a good life.”

“A good life, or a short one?” the man grinned at the inappropriate joke. When he finished slapping his thighs, he extended his right hand. “I am Mr. Smith.”

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I’ve watched you sleeping for a while,

Memorizing the curve of your crooked smile.

Faded teardrops grace the corners of your cheeks,

Infinitely weary, the shadows pull across your eyes.

Between my shallow breaths I cradled your broken weight.

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Good evening, Toudai.

Tonight’s recipe was inspired by Judy Lew’s Stuffed Tofu Triangles, found in her cookbook, Quick & Easy Dim Sum and Appetizers and Light Meals. Now she and I have some variations on how we prepared our tofu triangles. I just needed a bit of inspiration before I got started. So let’s begin!

First off, make your meat stuffing. As you may have noticed from the past few recipes, I often refer back to the Heavenly Pork Dumplings Recipe. I have come to notice that the basis for many of the dishes I make relate to the first recipe, and to be quite honest I never planned for that to happen! Please note that for this recipe, the meat stuffing will be the same as the one for the dumplings, but the quantities will all be far less.

Making the Stuffing 

For the stuffing, you will need the following:

• 1/2 lb of Ground Pork
• 1/4 Cilantro
• 1/4 Scallion Bulb
• 2 Tsp. Salt
• 1/2 Tbs. Soy Sauce
• 1 Tsp of Sesame Oil (optional)

Start by dicing the cilantro and scallion. You’ll get about ¼ cup of the cilantro and scallion mix. Add this to the ground pork and mix it with one hand, mixing and squeezing the vegetables and meat together. Spread the salt evenly on top of the meat and mix it again. Finally, add the soy sauce and mix that thoroughly into the meat. It should have a nice darkish red color. If you like the taste of sesame oil, mix that into the meat.

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