Blogs about: Wesley Holmes
The Sustainability Case for Online Universities
wrote 1 year ago: Originally published in Environmental Protection Online By: Wesley Holmes As traditional brick-and-m … more →
Fracking in the Marcellus Shale; Ready or not, here it comes.
wrote 1 year ago: Thickness map of Marcellus Shale Formation from geology.com (Originally published by apus-sustainabi … more →
Assessment of the Coastal Ogeechee Watershed
wrote 1 year ago: Assessment of the Coastal Ogeechee Watershed Picture by author. Section 1 The Coastal Ogeechee Wat … more →
Life in the Academic Center, 7 months later.
wrote 1 year ago: By: Wesley Holmes Picture by Author July, 20, 2011 APU employees moved into the Academic Center in D … more →
Now that the building is up, what happens next?
wrote 1 year ago: By: Wesley Holmes With shiny new office facilities, new views and even a gym facility, this 2011 mus … more →
APUS Marks a New Era of Development with the Academic Center Ribbon Cutting
wrote 1 year ago: Tour of the APUS Academic Center from American Public University on Vimeo. Thursday, Nov 18th marked … more →
Water Efficiency
wrote 1 year ago: WE Prerequisite 1: Water Use Reduction- 20% less than standard. WE Credit 1: Water Efficient Landsca … more →
Refrigerant Management
wrote 1 year ago: EA Prerequisite 3: Fundamental Refrigerant Management Required Intent- To reduce stratospheric ozone … more →
Energy Performance
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wrote 1 year ago: By: Wesley Holmes The National Institute on Building Sciences reports that buildings in the United S … more →
Materials & Resources Credit 5: Regional Materials- Supporting the environment by supporting local industry.
wrote 1 year ago: Value 1–2 Points By: Wesley Holmes The essence of the Materials and Resources (MR) section of the LE … more →
Recycling at APUS- Thinking locally, impacting globally.
wrote 1 year ago: MR Prerequisite 1: Storage and Collection of Recyclables – Required MR Credit 4: Recycled Cont … more →
Sustainable Sites Credit 8: Light Pollution Reduction
wrote 1 year ago: By: Wesley Holmes Value: 1 Point Intent: To minimize light trespass from the building and site, redu … more →
Sustainable Sites Credit 7.2-Heat Island Effect-Roof
wrote 1 year ago: By: Wesley Holmes Value-1 Point Intent To reduce heat islands to minimize impacts on microclimates a … more →
Indoor Environmental Quality- Low Emitting Materials
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wrote 1 year ago: By: Wesley Holmes Credit 4.1 Low-Emitting Materials—Adhesives and Sealants Credit 4.2 Low-Emitting M … more →
During Construction-Indoor Air Quality Management Plan
wrote 1 year ago: IE Q Credit 3.1: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan Intent: To reduce indoor air qualit … more →
The Academic Center Elevator. Going up, Efficiancy; Going down, Waste.
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wrote 1 year ago: By: Wesley Holmes APUS’ new Academic Center is being developed with a number of innovative technolog … more →
First Impressions and a Visit with HarneBowen Architects
wrote 1 year ago: Academic Center as of 8/18/2010 By: Wesley Holmes When passing through Charles Town one can’t … more →
The Sustainability Role of the Site Superintendent
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wrote 1 year ago: By: Wesley Holmes Wednesday I had the opportunity to visit the Academic Center construction site and … more →
Academic Center Update- We've come far, but still much to be done.
wrote 1 year ago: By: Wesley Holmes Academic Center 8-2-10 Greetings APUS community. This blog is dedicated to deliver … more →
