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Onyx Bridge PV Shading Array

Next time you find yourself at the north end of the U of O campus traveling between the Pacific and Willamette buildings, take the Onyx Bridge connection on the 3rd floor and check out the research project being done by professor Ihab Elzeyadi in partnership with the solar research lab. You will notice a solar PV awning that is working to shade the hallway and produce energy at the same time. You will also notice a light shelf that is helping to better distribute daylight into this space. This shelf is loaded with new LED lights that will eventually replace the ugly fluorescent lights on the ceiling. These new lights are 40% more efficient than the existing lights and will save on energy consumption. Currently, the florescent lights are always on, wasting energy even when the hall is brightly daylit.

Original Onyx Hallway

Remodel

The project creates better lighting and more comfortable temperatures. You can see the difference in the space yourself by comparing your experience on the third floor bridge to the experience on the second floor.

-Himat

Join us in search of HOPES (Holistic Options For Planet Earth Sustainability)

Born from the U of O School of Architecture and Allied Arts and organized entirely by students, the annual HOPES conference brings together students, faculty, and professionals from all fields to work towards a sustainable world. This year’s theme is “Thinking Small”, recognizing the importance of details and the impacts of our actions. Join us to contemplate the meaning of “local” and “appropriate”, to ponder the ripple effect, and to examine nanotechnology and microclimates. HOPES showcases panel discussions, hands-on workshops, food, locally and internationally recognized keynote speakers, and more.

Find out more at hopes.uoregon.edu

Write for Us. Write for You.

uoECO is a growing publication, and we are constantly looking for new talent and stories. If you would like us to publish your story that relates to U of O sustainability or Student/Faculty daily life, send it to us at

jwilkin2@uoregon.edu

and we'll be happy to oblige. Please keep in mind that we reserve the right to edit any story before we post it, so make sure it is at least readable. It does not need to be formal writing. If you include relevant pictures, it increases the chances that we will post it sooner!

Welcome to uoECO

The students and faculty of the University of Oregon are some of the most motivated and ecologically conscious in the country. We are, however, very divided between our own departments and fields. Often, we do not know what other students and faculty are doing to promote environmental and sustainably-minded causes. Often, we share common goals with individuals’ and organizations’ efforts without ever knowing they exist. With this in mind, UOeco strives to promote cross-organizational communication and knowledge.

UOeco is intended to work as a digital newspaper. Several times a week, the blog will be updated with a new story that directly relates to the efforts, organizations, or daily life of UO students and staff. The goal of uoECO is to draw our community together and facilitate understanding.