Jacob Gorczyca
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Apr 20
Visiting Pittsburgh’s Energy Innovation Center
Sitting in the heart of Pittsburgh, the Energy Innovation center stands as a symbol of the changes taking place within the city. Once the Clifford B. Connelley Trade School, the Energy Innovation Center functions as a prototype example of taking an older style building and bringing it into the next century while still keeping the …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2018/04/20/visiting-pittsburghs-energy-innovation-center/
Wind and Driving Rain Power Students’ Imaginations
On February 23rd, 10 Students from Seton La Salle High School and a pair of their teachers visited a wind farm located in the heart of Patton Township. They stepped from the bus into driving rain and a wind that blew against them stinging their faces. They met, huddled together among the cold and rain, …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2018/03/24/everpower/
Mar 10
Riding the Winds at St. Francis Institute for Energy Research
On Friday, February 23 2018, ten students and two teachers from Seton La Salle High School were invited to speak with the faculty and staff at the St. Francis University Institute for Energy Research. This visit was planned in conjunction with a fellowship project that the students are hard at work on, writing a children’s …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2018/03/10/riding-the-winds-at-st-francis-institute-for-energy-research/
Dec 08
Bohler: The People That Make Sustainable Happen
On November 17, The Students of Mrs. Steiniger’s Biology class from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic arrived at the brand new Pittsburgh office of Bohler Engineering for a STEM Career tour all about sustainability. Bohler has been consulting on land development projects for a few decades now, and while not always demanded, they do consistently attempt …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/12/08/bohler-the-people-that-make-sustainable-happen/
Dec 06
Greenest Space in the City
On Friday, November 17th Mrs. Steiniger’s Biology class from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School toured the Center For Sustainable Landscapes at Phipps Conservatory, as part of Sustainability Stem Career Tour. The Center For Sustainable Landscapes is one of the greenest buildings in the world, meeting the requirements of the Living Building Challenge the strictest classification …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/12/06/greenest-space-in-the-city/
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