Architecture Studies

Friday, January 22nd at 10 AM in ASL, Room 114, Marsha & Eric Golangco spoke about Sustainable Green Building and Feng Shui. Their powerpoint is available on the ASL web site at
  http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/events/

Check the most up to date listing of our hours at
http://www.library.unlv.edu/calendar/index.php?

For our holiday and intersession hours, go to http://www.library.unlv.edu/calendar/index.php?

The best-of-jury projects from the end of Fall 2009 semester are now up in the Architecture Studies Library. The projects will stay up through January.

New Sustainability Facts have been posted in the ASL restroom by GA Andrea Wilkins.

Here are the facts and sources for future reference:

Did You Know?

1) Recycling 1 aluminum can saves enough energy to run your TV for 3 hours! (source: www.therecyclingchallenge.com)

2) Every ton of mixed paper recycled can save the energy equivalent of 185 gallons of gas! (source: www.epa.gov/epawaste)

3) If every American recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers, we would save about 25,000,000 trees a year! (source: www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts)

4) Every month, we throw out enough glass bottles and jars to fill up a giant skyscraper. All of these jars are recyclable! (source: www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts)

Due to popular request, the art show is extended past its original Nov. 6 date. It will now stay up through Nov. 20.

Congratulations to all the entrants, and to those in the show, for a fine piece of work.

The following facts are contributed by SOA GA Andrea Wilkins. (They can also be read in the ASL restroom -- so yoiu have access in physical as well as virtual space!).

Did you know?

If your toilet is from 1992 or earlier, you probably have an inefficient model that uses between 3.5 to 7 gallons per flush. Newer, high-efficiency toilets use less than 1.3 gallons per flush -- that's at least 60 percent less water per flush!
(EPA, 2008 http://www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency/water/simple.htm)

Letting your faucet run for five minutes uses about as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb run for 14 hours.
(EPA, 2008 http://www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency/water/simple.htm)

A full bath tub requires about 70 gallons of water, while taking a five-minute shower uses only 10 to 25 gallons.
(EPA, 2008 http://www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency/water/simple.htm)

Turn off lights when not needed. For example, turning off fluorescent lights saves energy, extends overall lamp life and reduces replacement costs. Myth: Turning lights on and off uses more electricity than leaving the lights on.
(http://www.srpnet.com/energy/biztips.aspx)

Many of you have been checking out the new books in the ASL, on the new books display. If you haven't had a chance, or to guard against missing that new book that's "just the thing" have a look at the online new books list. The list for October is at
http://www.library.unlv.edu/collections/newstuff/newbk.php?catid=2

A reception to mark the opening of the 3rd Annual Architecture Studies Library Student Art Show will be hosted in the ASL Friday Oct. 9 by the American Institute of Architects student chapter, led by Sarah Snodgrass. The reception runs from 5 to 7p.m.

The 3rd Annual ASL Student Art Exhibit runs Oct. 5-Nov. 6.

The exhibit features work from students in the College of Fine Arts, including School of Architecture and Art Department students.

This is a juried show.
Jurors are:
Brian "Paco" Alvarez
New Bureau curator, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

Rebekah Just
exhibiting artist and 2009 UNLV graduate, received her MFA

Suzanne Couture
Senior Designer at Friedmutter Group

Mikayla Whitmore
Vagus Nerve publications director

David Baird
UNLV School of Architecture director, practicing artist

Sponsored by ASL, AIAS, UNLV, CSUN, SAGA, & Blick's