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General Category => John Spencer Is Dead => Topic started by: marty on December 06, 2012, 08:11:00 AM

Title: Sustainable library?
Post by: marty on December 06, 2012, 08:11:00 AM
Sun blog (http://cornellsun.com/blog/content/2012/12/03/cornell-lays-down-grass-inside-library)

Yale Notices Olin Library (http://yaledailynews.com/crosscampus/2012/12/04/cornell-carpets-library-with-grass/)
Title: Re: Sustainable library?
Post by: dag14 on December 06, 2012, 08:40:09 AM
This is standard practice in Mann Library; it happens once or twice a year.  Cornell has classes in turf management and, if not entire sod farms, at east its own sod production so its not like the libraries are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to be a little imaginative.

And as far as I know, no one waters the grass....it lasts through finals and then disappears.
Title: Re: Sustainable library?
Post by: Rita on December 06, 2012, 10:22:44 AM
I think setting up "Puppy Rooms (http://www.thestar.com/living/article/1297040--dalhousie-university-opens-puppy-room-to-ease-student-stress)" would be a better way to help students destress.

And hey, I'm sure the pups would love to roll in that special Adironack grass.
Title: Re: Sustainable library?
Post by: Jeff Hopkins '82 on December 06, 2012, 11:59:52 AM
Quote from: RitaI think setting up "Puppy Rooms (http://www.thestar.com/living/article/1297040--dalhousie-university-opens-puppy-room-to-ease-student-stress)" would be a better way to help students destress.

And hey, I'm sure the pups would love to roll in that special Adironack grass.

Roll in, or just roll?  B-]
Title: Re: Sustainable library?
Post by: KeithK on December 10, 2012, 09:12:14 PM
Quote from: dag14And as far as I know, no one waters the grass....it lasts through finals and then disappears.
I thought the grass lasted through graduation and reunion and then died.  Oh wait, that's a different set of temporary greenery.
Title: Re: Sustainable library?
Post by: dag14 on December 10, 2012, 09:33:00 PM
Tried to share a photo file but it is too large to attach...
Title: Re: Sustainable library?
Post by: Roy 82 on December 10, 2012, 09:41:50 PM
Referring back to the subject: Is a grass lawn sustainable?