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Greening the Big House: Sustainability in Corrections

Greening the Big House: Sustainability in Corrections

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Published 2008. 46 pages.

Articles included in the “Green Scene” section of this issue are: “Transylvania Commissioners Sink Teeth into Green Jail Plan”; “Offner: Do Everything You Can to Build and Live Green” by Gregory J. Offner; “Green Design Elements Distinguish Durrant’s New $4 Million HQ: Corrections Architect Seeks LEED Platinum Certification for Renovation Project”; “Monroe Revisited: Architects Break Down Facility’s LEED Points” by Robert Estlund and Jerry Winkler; Spotlight -- “Greening Corrections: How to Get Started” by Bryna Cosgriff Dunn; Q&A -- “Fuel for the Fire: Indiana Officials Discuss Corn Fuel Program” by Michelle M. Murphy; Facility of the Month -- “New Horizons: A View From the Ridge: The Design of Oregon’s Deer Ridge Correctional Institution . . .” by Roibin O hEochaidh; and Trendspotting -- “The Green Revolution: Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Incarceration” by Stephen A. Carter. Accession Number: 023458

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