Fleming College

Peterborough ON – May 26, 2010 – Students with Fleming’s Sustainable Building Design and Construction program have started work on their next project, a LEED Platinum certified home for the Peterborough Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. A crew of 26 students will be instructed by award winning designer, author and leader in the field of sustainable construction, Fleming College professor Chris Magwood. From April until the end of August, the class will complete the program’s first residential home in Peterborough. The house will feature prefabricated straw bale walls, radiant heating, grid tied solar panels, and a completely non-toxic interior. Each student will take responsibility for one structural, one mechanical and one administrative role within the project, and will be on site from design to completion.The Sustainable Building Design and Construction program, based out of the Haliburton Campus, is a 20-week hands-on project which introduces students into environmentally responsible and energy-efficient building practices. The final goal of each project is to produce a public building for a charity or not-for-profit group. Students come from all over the Canada to participate in this one of a kind program.Since the program’s start in 2005, students have completed projects like the 4C’s Food Bank & Thrift Store in Haliburton, Kinark Outdoor Centre’s Sustainable Living Centre and Eco Classroom, R.D. Lawrence Place for the Township of Minden Hills, the Madoc Performing Arts Centre, and The Camp Kawartha Environment Centre. For more information, follow along with the construction diary at www.sustainablebuilding2010.ca. Site tours are available every Tuesday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. until August 17 at 292 Towerhill Road in Peterborough.Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campuses in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 90 full-time programs in Business and Technology, Continuing Education and Skilled Trades, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Fine Arts, Health and Wellness, and Law, Justice and Community Services. Fleming College has more than 5,700 full-time and 10,000 part-time students and over 50,000 alumni.                                                            – 30 -For more information:              Shelby Parker, Communications Officer, 705-749-5530 x 1370 or parker@flemingc.on.ca