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How To Build A Non-Toxic Net-Zero Living Building

… (HCFCs) Lead Mercury Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Wood treatments containing Creosote, Arsenic or … free. Virtually all wire in the world is made with PVC-coating, Wright said. The team ended up installing as few products as possible in the Kern Center with PVC wires; one product installed was a Mitsubishi heat pump …

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Work by Professor Daniel Kojo Schrade Appears in New Book on Contemporary Ghanaian Art

Work by Professor Daniel Kojo Schrade Appears in New Book on Contemporary Ghanaian Art Ghana is at the forefront of a renewed interest in African art. A dynamic new collection contains essays by renowned scholars alongside an array of artist statements …

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Students Win Top Design Prize at National Conference

… the filter in four-foot-tall, six-inch-diameter clear PVC tubes, and then we had two days at the conference to … focus was on gray-water filtering using similar PVC piping and Markle studied water quality and filtration … the filter in four-foot-tall, six-inch-diameter clear PVC tubes, and then we had two days at the conference to …

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Planning for Urban Farming

… III for Liam: an aquaponics closed-loop system made from PVC piping, rainwater gutters, giant tanks, and many powerful … III for Liam: an aquaponics closed-loop system made from PVC piping, rainwater gutters, giant tanks, and many powerful …

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Global Studies and International Relations

… Imperialism in the Works of Halldor Laxness and Ngugi wa Thiong'o Identifying Agamben's Conception of the Homo … Imperialism in the Works of Halldor Laxness and Ngugi wa Thiong'o Identifying Agamben's Conception of the Homo …

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Sept. 12-13: Living Building Challenge Mini-Conference

… They include such common materials as neoprene, PVC, chlorine, lead, and cadmium. More information » … They include such common materials as neoprene, PVC, chlorine, lead, and cadmium. More information » …

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Suitable for Framing

… below.] EPILOGUE Circles were a prevalent 1960s design motif. Some iconic examples: Peter Max. The peace symbol. … below.] EPILOGUE Circles were a prevalent 1960s design motif. Some iconic examples: Peter Max. The peace symbol. …

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Celebrated Ice Cream Shop Herrell’s to Expand into Amherst

Celebrated Ice Cream Shop Herrell’s to Expand into Amherst Owned and operated by Hampshire College alum Judy Herrell 81S, Northampton’s much-loved sweet treat spot Herrell’s Ice Cream is expanding with a second parlor in The Mill District of North Amherst …

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Malama 'Aina:

… Lo‘i (taro patch project), Uka (uplands project), and Wa‘a (sailing canoe project). Through such projects, students … Lo‘i (taro patch project), Uka (uplands project), and Wa‘a (sailing canoe project). Through such projects, students …

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Hampshire Announces Ribbon-Cutting Opening Ceremony for Kern Center

… Center, never again can I smell plastic pipe solvents, PVC, or wood-finish fumes without knowing the losses to those … Center, never again can I smell plastic pipe solvents, PVC, or wood-finish fumes without knowing the losses to those …

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Hampshire College Welcomes an Increasingly Large and Diverse Incoming Class

Hampshire College Welcomes an Increasingly Large and Diverse Incoming Class On August 31, under clear blue skies, 335 new students arrived on campus: 262 first-years and 73 transfers. The fall 2023 class represents a 22 percent increase from last year in …

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Hampshire Student Beau Guenther 23S Balances Competitive Bike Racing, Art, and Photography

Hampshire Student Beau Guenther 23S Balances Competitive Bike Racing, Art, and Photography The Div II student is combining his love of cycling with studies in sculpture and documentary photography, and recently competed in the World Cup in Belgium. We …

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