Energy-efficient Kahn Hall welcomes Oberlin College students

OBERLIN — Oberlin College football players Jim Adkins of Amherst and Zach Kisley of Chicago are all settled in at the $17 million Robert Kahn Hall, the newest — and greenest — dormitory on campus. Each double room is individually climate-controlled, and the air conditioning shuts off automatically if they open a window. The super-efficient lights have [...]

Compost counters chemical costs

AS Mike Harrison plunged the penetrometer into the soil directly below a Murcott mandarin tree, something of a gasp rose from gathered onlookers as it sank to the handle. A penetrometer mea

Energy-efficient Kahn Hall welcomes Oberlin College students - Chronicle-Telegram

Energy-efficient Kahn Hall welcomes Oberlin College students Chronicle-Telegram It also has clotheslines in the laundry rooms and a compost tumbler. Students will meet with resident assistants, compost coordinators, the resident ...

Lush landscaping wins club honors - McMinnville News-Register

Lush landscaping wins club honors McMinnville News-Register And that leaves just enough room for Mary's greenhouse and compost tumbler. "Four or five years ago, Dean had the opportunity to go on a walking tour in ...

Conditioning the soil - Bahamas Tribune

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Conditioning the soil Bahamas Tribune These days you can buy a tumbler-type composter that gives you workable compost in a month. Even simpler, you can add your composting materials directly to ...