2008 Sustainability Summit and Library Resources

On Thursday, February 21, Ball State will host the 2008 Sustainability Summit for Indiana Colleges and Universities. To find out more about the event, visit the summit web page.

What are some of the library resources on campus sustainability? Excellent quuestion!

• LEED for New Construction, Version 2.2, 3rd ed. U.S. Green Building Council, 2007.Call # Architecture Library Permanent Reserve TH880.N48 2007


• M’Gonigle, R. Michael. Planet U: Sustaining the World, Reinventing the University. New Society Publishers, 2006.
  Call # Architecture Library LB3223.M48 2006


• Barlett, Peggy, ed. Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change. MIT Press, 2004.
  Call # Bracken Library LB3223.3.S89 2004


• Creighton, Sarah. Greening the Ivory Tower: Improving the Environmental Track Record of Universities, Colleges, and Other Institutions. MIT Press, 1998.
  Call # Bracken Library GE310.C74 1998


• Proceedings from the annual Greening of the Campus conference held at Ball State.
  Call # Architecture Library LB3223.3.G74

Search for these subjects in CardCat or WorldCat to find more:

• Sustainable architecture


• Architecture – Environmental aspects


• Campus planning—Environmental aspects


• Universities and colleges—Environmental aspects

Looking for articles? The Architecture Library subscribes to the Journal of Green Building and Green Source. For more articles search the Avery Index of Architectural Periodicals. ERIC, the education database, is a good source of information about schools and campuses.

And don't forget about BuildingGreen.com, which has articles from Environmental Building News, the GreenSpec Directory, case studies, and more. Be sure to use a link to this resource from the library pages so you can be logged on via the proxy server and get full access to content on the site.