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Why Ā鶹AV needs ECOLE

Published: 19 February 2014

Ā鶹AV School Or Architecture teams up with volunteers to foster growth of Montreal's bee population.

Published on Feb 18, 2014 | Ā鶹AV Tribune
Written by Ilana Khin

Speaking to students beyond Ā鶹AVā€™s tight-knit environmental community, there is one question I encounter often: ā€œWhatever happened to sustainability at Ā鶹AV?ā€ Awareness around campus of environmental initiatives comes down to three things: space, community outreach, and educationā€”and particularly, the lack of all three. What can be done to improve this situation? Enter the Educational Community Living Environment (ECOLE)ā€”the perfect blend of collective student living, learning, and community buildingā€”something like ā€œthe Real World: Montreal (Green Edition).ā€

Set in a soon-to-be converted MORE house residence that will open its doors in September, ECOLE seeks to revitalize the concept of sustainability at Ā鶹AV. The house, as a student-run space, will not only provide a hub for the sustainability enthusiasts, but also be a model for sustainable change in the eyes of the greater Ā鶹AV and Milton-Parc communities. It will house up to 12 residentsā€”or ā€œfacilitatorsā€ā€”who will experiment with materially and socially responsible living, andĀ  undertake individual applied research projects based around their collective living experience. Facilitators will come from a diversity of academic, cultural, and social backgrounds to promote the awareness of sustainability as a universal concept applicable to all aspects of lifeā€”not merely environmentally-based ones.

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