UofL sophomore Anna Roeder lives in the only “green” residence room on campus, located in Louisville Hall. The Michigan native belongs to a green committee formed by the university’s housing office to promote sustainable living in residence halls across campus. The room has bamboo flooring, a renewable resource more durable than wood. It has walls covered with natural clay that helps repel dust and insulate against heat and noise. Students in Jamie Horwitz’s sustainable architecture course designed the room as a class project last spring. Blaine Hudson, dean of UofL’s College of Arts & Sciences came up with a $5000 grant for the project.
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