Living Village welcomes first student residents
Joy and excitement filled the sunny hallways of the Divinity School’s Living Village on August 25 as the first student inhabitants moved into the new residence hall, which aims to meet the world’s most exacting standards for environmental sustainability.
A state-of-the-art residential complex designed to give back to the environment more than it takes, the Living Village featuring Carol B. Bauer Hall has emerged as a key component of the Yale Planetary Solutions initiative and the Divinity School’s growing emphasis on ecotheology. The residential complex was designed to meet the seven principles of the Living Building Challenge (LBC), the most rigorous sustainable building certification program in existence, including sustainable water practices, clean energy generation, and building material safety. It is on track to become the largest residential facility on any university campus to achieve the LBC’s Living Certification, according to the International Living Future Institute, which administers the Living Building Challenge.
A full story can be found at Yale News and the news area of the Divinity School website.
Video series explores careers in ecotheology
Nearly two dozen Divinity School alumni are featured in a new video interview series released by the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology. “Reflections on Religion & Ecology: Yale Alumni Speak from the Field” explores the career pathways blazed by graduates working in the growing field of religion and ecology, including ecotheologians, ecological chaplains, activists, and others. A link to the interviews is available at the website of the Forum on Religion & Ecology and the news area of the YDS website.
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