Prototype design for materials exchange station.
The model material exchange repository program will allow students to reuse modeling materials instead of having these materials go to waste. Currently and historically students have had few options in disposing of their scrap materials beyond throwing them away or putting them in the recycle bins. We hope this new program will encourage students to participate in the sustainable use of resources on a daily basis and also educate them about the lifecycle of these materials, while also reducing the waste stream of the AAA.
We propose a system for students to GIVE & TAKE used modeling materials such as foam core, balsa, museum board, cardboard etc. The EDC will design model material exchange bins to be placed in proximity to the architecture studios. The students can voluntarily deposit and take the used materials within the model material exchange bins.
View the original proposal (doc).
