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Ishpeming plans with eyes on a sustainable future for Bancroft Park
Published on February 6, 2017
It’s a vision in which environmental, social and economic dimensions all thrive and work together for the benefit of the whole. -
‘Yarn bombing,’ gardens and other ideas for a Cleveland Avenue corridor in Kansas City
Published on February 3, 2017
Inside the Linwood YMCA Saturday, a video screen showed color sprouting on light poles and crosswalks along a stretch of Cleveland Avenue near a temporary bike repair shop and a community garden. -
Applications now being accepted for MSU Sustainable Built Environment Initiative
Published on February 2, 2017
The Sustainable Built Environment Initiative at Michigan State University is a means of assisting communities to address physical planning, design and land use issues. -
MSU alumna feels "love" inside new tiny home, constructed by students
Published on January 25, 2017
Rarely are students given the means to step outside the classroom and gain hands-on experience in their field of study. But for several students that opportunity came in the form of Sparty's Cabin, a tiny home built over spring semester. -
MSU graduate buys livable but tiny Sparty’s Cabin
Published on January 7, 2017
Debra Levantrosser on Friday took possession of Sparty's Cabin, a livable but tiny house built last spring with sustainable materials by roughly 100 people from across the East Lansing campus and community. -
Sparty’s (tiny) Cabin has new owner
Published on January 6, 2017
A few months ago we told you about a "tiny" piece of real-estate built by students at Michigan State University. Today that super small house has a new owner. -
CWD Real Estate Investment’s Samuel Cummings engaged audience at Nov. SPDC Industry Seminar Series
Published on November 30, 2016
The MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction held its 10th Industry Seminar Series event on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, in East Lansing. -
Giving TUEsday campaign to raise funds for CANR Student Club Grants
Published on November 29, 2016
Did participation in a student club enhance your MSU experience? This year's #GivingTUEsday campaign in the college is to raise $5,000 to support Student Club Grants through the CANR Alumni Association. -
Alumnus, student earn Mitchell Scholarship
Published on November 20, 2016
The U.S.-Ireland Alliance established the George J. Mitchell Scholarship Program, which allows up to 12 future American leaders to pursue a year of graduate study in Ireland and Northern Ireland. -
Sparty's Cabin up for auction, featured on Agriculture Hall lawn
Published on November 15, 2016
CANR Dean Ron Hendrick, administrative staffers from the CANR as well as students from the MSU student chapter of the US Green Building Council will hold office hours in Sparty's Cabin from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18. -
Students, Recent Graduate Named Finalists For Mitchell, Rhodes Scholarships
Published on November 2, 2016
Michigan State University has four finalists for a pair of highly competitive graduate school scholarships - two for the Mitchell Scholarship and two for the Rhodes Scholarship. -
Las Vegas Deputy City Manager Scott Adams engaged audience at the Oct SPDC Industry Seminar Series
Published on October 27, 2016
The MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC) held its ninth Industry Seminar Series event on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in East Lansing. -
Tiny House on display at tailgates, available for auction
Published on October 25, 2016
Sparty's Cabin was used as a tool to educate students and the community about the Tiny House Movement, which is about filling life with experiences. -
MSU REI's EDA grant renewed
Published on October 24, 2016
The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded the Michigan State University Center for Community and Economic Development a $750,000 University Center grant. -
Sustainability is part of Las Vegas' DNA says Deputy City Manager and MSU alumnus Scott Adams
Published on October 17, 2016
The "unequivocal value" of sustainable urban development was a major "take home" message from Scott Adams, deputy city manager for the City of Las Vegas, who recently visited MSU as a guest of the School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC).