Five different presentations were given on Thursday, April 14. All of the presentations had one goal: to make CU more sustainable. Proposals were reviewed based on impact, feasibility and innovation, by a panel of judges that included Prof. Phaedra Pezzullo, CU Regent Lesley Smith, Jasmin Barco and students Anila Narayana and Bullos White.
The Zero Waste Outreach Team -- Lauren Mullen, Kat Avedovech, Karlie Conzachi, Kate Huun, Bryce Poirot, Tasha Smith and Kayla Vasarhelyi -- presented their recycling education program, which is aimed at educating undergraduate students on the importance of recycling at CU.
The second presentation from Ishan Gohil and Anuradha Prakash detailed a personal carbon calculator that they designed and built, for CU students to track their carbon emissions from their phones.
Helen Flock gave the third presentation, which included a proposal to add green roofs and habitat panels to the secure bike shelters on CU's main and east campuses, in hopes of increasing sustainable transportation and biodiversity on campus.
Joseph Marrujo and Ann Giang tackled electric generation on campus in their presentation, by suggesting the installation of piezoelectric tiles on some of the most highly trafficked walking spots on campus.
The final presentation by Henrique Sannibale looked at the possibilities of using hempcrete as an alternative to concrete on CU’s campus, and the benefits it holds over traditional cement.
At the end of the night, Joseph Marrujo and Ann Giang took home first place and the Zero Waste Outreach Team took home second place. The audience choice award was presented to Henrique Sannibale.
These presentations and others will be on display at the Solutions Showcase, April 21 at the UMC. Stop by and check out these amazing ideas on how to make CU more sustainable, and many others!