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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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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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Hampshire Alums Co-Create New Comedy Show "Seasoned"

Hampshire Alums Co-Create New Comedy Show "Seasoned" Actors Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody rose to social media stardom on TikTok with the help of their son, Hampshire College alum Gideon Grody-Patinkin 06F. The couple’s thoughtful and often wildly …

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Mandy Young-Guzmán S25 Impresses Fellow Attendees at a National Professional Conference

Mandy Young-Guzmán S25 Impresses Fellow Attendees at a National Professional Conference Current Hampshire student Mandy Young-Guzmán’s presentation at the annual conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) led to …

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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

Hampshire College What Were You Made For? Apply Now! Revolutionizing Education. Reimagining the Future. Since 1970, we've been transforming how college works and (re)defining how progress is made. Known as the original disruptors of higher education, …

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Hampshire College Mourns Founding Faculty Member David C. Kelly

Hampshire College Mourns Founding Faculty Member David C. Kelly Emeritus Professor David C. Kelly — known to many simply as Kelly — died on June 10, 2025. He taught mathematics at the College from 1970 to 2015, and was founder and director of the …

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