I recently saw a neat article in the Bangor Daily News. Unity College in Unity Maine, just completed TerraHaus, the first Passive House-certified student dormitory in the country! Awesome, good for them! That is a great step forward for Unity. Here is the URL for the article: http://bangordailynews.com/2011/08/26/news/midcoast/a-green-house-unity-college-builds-country’s-first-passive-house-residence-hall/
I attended Unity College in 2001 and 2007 and had a fun and fulfilling experience both times. The campus is in a beautiful spot with mountains, ocean and Amish nearby, and the students and faculty are engaging, eco-minded people, with plenty to teach each other about science and the natural world. Many of the locals are farmers, though I don't recall interacting with them much. The only thing not entirely positive I can say about Unity College is that the school cafeteria sometimes left much to be desired. I was reminded of this fact by the article on TerraHaus. A current Unity Student who recently moved into the new dorm (which includes a kitchen) said she is looking forward to living there "mostly to get off the school's food plan." Hmmm, interesting. After a month at Sterling College in Craftsbury Common VT, I can say with certainty that nothing could make me want to get off the Sterling food plan. Simply put, the Sterling food plan is fast becoming my own food plan, and I hope it continues to do so.
