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Window Inserts And The People Adopting Them: Building Sustainable Communities In Maine, Daniel Sean Mistro
Window Inserts And The People Adopting Them: Building Sustainable Communities In Maine, Daniel Sean Mistro
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Residents of Maine face a large monetary expense to heat their homes in the winter. In Maine it takes 540 gallons of heating oil each year to heat a typical home [1]. Interior window inserts may be a practical solution to improve comfort, save money, and consume less environmentally harmful fossil fuels during cold winter months. The window inserts discussed in this paper are custom measured to fit into a window and consist of a wooden frame that is wrapped in two layers of polyolefin film and weather stripped for a snug fit. Commercial inserts cost $20-$36/square foot, or approximately …
2017 Film Series: Human Dimensions Of Climate Change, Cindy Isenhour, Jennifer Bonnet
2017 Film Series: Human Dimensions Of Climate Change, Cindy Isenhour, Jennifer Bonnet
Anthropology Faculty Scholarship
In the spring of 2017, Cindy Isenhour and Jen Bonnet coordinated the fourth annual Human Dimensions of Climate Change film series, sponsored by the Department of Anthropology, the Climate Change Institute, and Fogler Library. Each week for three weeks a different film was shown, followed by discussion with campus scholars. A library exhibit accompanied the series and highlighted a wide range of resources related to the topic. This poster represents the series.