Week 1 - Green Chemistry

​There are many ways to work in the field of green chemistry. Some people choose to work in the lab or factory developing safer chemicals and better processes. Other people work in the government helping the community learn about safer materials and more environmentally friendly habits. Still other people help cover the cost of all the research, development, and promotion of new green chemistry innovations. 

Before you get started, it might be helpful to answer the question: What Is Green Chemistry?
Here is a short video and a quick, elementary-level reading passage to get you started. 

What Is Green Chemistry?
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Helpful Vocabulary
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Meet Some Entrepreneurs ​

Christoph at Sironix Renewables 

Mickey at Floral Solutions

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Additional Resources

Week 2 - Renewable Resources

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Meet Some Entrepreneurs ​

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Additional Resources

Troubleshooting tips

Solar Oven Hint
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No Fuss Solar Oven Procedure
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Week 3 - Sustainable Design

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Meet Some Entrepreneurs ​

Jason and Jared at ZILA Works

A short interview with June

You can read a longer article about June here in the Sierra Club magazine.

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Additional Resources

Here are some of of our favorite online resources

Green Architecture

• ​http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/index.htm This website has a lot of good information on green architecture strategies and styles. It isn’t flashy but presents the information in a succinct fashion. 
• https://realestate.usnews.com/real-estate/slideshows/9-alternative-building-materials-to-consider-for-your-home?slide=6 Slide show of different building materials. It has good pictures.
• https://www.epa.gov/green-building-tools-tribes Additional resources for green architecture and Native American communities.
• http://pulse.seattlechildrens.org/building-hope-part-3-sustainable-and-green-architecture/ Article about green architecture practices being used at Seattle’s Children’s Hospital. 

Videos

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyIOtsx3wDs (1:16 min) A video from the Green Building Council on what defines a green building. 
• https://www.ted.com/talks/bjarke_ingels_floating_cities_the_lego_house_and_other_architectural_forms_of_the_future?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare#t-507289 A great TED talk about LEGO, floating homes, and unique green urban planning. (15 min)
• https://www.ted.com/talks/catherine_mohr_builds_green?language=en (~ 3 min) A short TED Talk about building a green home, Very fast paced—best viewed with a study buddy.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESIHwiV8l6k (~5 min) Video from the US Green Building Council. It focuses on public buildings versus homes but has a lot of good information. 

Native Plants

• https://www.thespruce.com/native-plants-1403565 Easy-to-read blog post on why it is important to grow native plants
• https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/Native_Plant_Materials/Native_Gardening/alternatives.shtml A short, fun, and informative article on native plant alternatives to nonnative, and often invasive, plants. It also lists some more subtle reasons to use native plants.
• https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/Native_Plant_Materials/Native_Gardening/index.shtml A short, well-organized post on the advantages of using native plants. This webpage also has some great additional resources.

 
Figuring out which plants are native to your area.

• https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/about This is a cool native plant finder from the National Wildlife Foundation that specifically suggests plants that will attract various bird and insect pollinators. The flowers and grasses specified by this finder are good options if you’d like to use a native plant for the living wall experiment.
• http://www.plantnative.org/index.htm This is a helpful website for information on native plants and has a regional native plant finder to help identify plants, trees, and shrubs that are native to your area.
• https://www.audubon.org/native-plants This is another native plant database provided by the Audubon society.