Patel College of Global Sustainability

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Pura vida or “pure life” is the local saying here in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. It describes the lifestyle of the local people and through eco-tours like horseback riding and canopy, zip lining you can certainly understand [...]

On Tuesday, 14 May 2013, we arrived in Vilquechico which is a district in the Department of Puno.  I was accompanied by two managers from JATHA MUHU: Wilmer and Juan, and four undergrad student interns from the University of the Altiplano:  Damian, Reynoldo, Vanessa and Melissa.  We arrived at 0830 more or less, stored our [...]

I sat through a week-long workshop given by the Monolithic Dome Institute (MDI), which is located in Italy, Texas, and received a “Certificate of Completion”.  I can build a Monolithic Dome!  I find it fitting that the uniqueness of the domes matches the uniqueness of the name given to the city where the company’s headquarter [...]

Bruco the caterpillar is a 240′ long, 60′ wide and 24′ high dome structure used for manufacturing the Airforms on site in Italy, Texas.

This is a hard question to answer for many.  “Green” means a lot of things to different people.  The word can be used interchangeably with sustainable or environmental friendly.  In my [...]

For all of those in Florida that have ever complained about heat and humidity, Panama City ratchets up the humidity to a level I have never felt before. However, the thick wet air also has a little something extra in it – opportunity. Panama City has an electric feel of possibilities as the economy has [...]

On Tuesday, 21 May 2013, we arrived in Vilquechico this time to finish up the registrations and surveys. We also went this week because I was invited by the folks in Carpa to come for a special lunch. They prepared oca and papa as well as tuna fish salad. They made an in ground oven [...]

Greeting USF sustainability enthusiasts from Vienna, Austria! I have been in the heart of Europe now for nearly a week and have much to report! In my short time being here, I have been able to utilize a world class public transportation system. The electromobility technologies along with supreme timing efficiency have made it possible [...]