University and Education Programs

University and Education Programs

Florida Gulf Coast University's (FGCU) Green Building

John H. Fitch, Ph.D.
Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565
941-590-7170

The Florida Gulf Coast University's (FGCU) Green Building Project promotes environmentally sustainable and healthy building, housing and landscaping practices appropriate to subtropical Southwest Florida. The project conducts educational workshops and seminars for professionals, as well as community outreach programs for the general public on topics such as energy efficiency, solar energy, healthy homes, universal design for the elderly and handicapped, water conservation, and hurricane protection. A new on-campus Green Building Learning Center, which will incorporate and demonstrate these concepts, is currently being designed.

University and Education Programs

Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Urban and Regional Ecology

Michael Chang
30332-0595
404-894-0573

The Center for Urban and Regional Ecology (CURE) is a multi-university/multi-disciplinary program dedicated to meeting the urban challenges of the future through a holistic approach. CURE was created in 1998 with an integrated team of natural scientists, engineers, economists, city planners, and policy and social scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Georgia, and the Georgia State University. The team is fully functional and committed to research, education, and service endeavors that explore and promote options for human prosperity in a healthy environment while improving air, water, land use, and biodiversity at the scale of regional ecosystems in which cities are embedded.

University and Education Programs

Georgia Institute of Technology, City Planning Program

Anne Steinemann
Atlanta, GA 30332-0155
404-894-6491
http://www.arch.gatech.edu/~steinema

Anne Steinmann is Assistant Professor/College of Architecture/City Planning Program. Her teaching includes: creating healthy homes for people with environmental illnesses (e.g., multiple chemical sensitivity), assessing the human health impacts of environmental contaminants, using planning to help establish healthy communities, and increasing awareness on the problems associated with chemicals and indoor air pollution.