Maharishi University of Management To Open Sustainable Living Center
Maharishi University of Management will soon open its new Sustainable Living Center on its campus in Fairfield, IA.
According to David Fisher, head of MUM’s sustainable living department, this will be “the most ambitious environmental building ever undertaken . . . the only one I know of to combine extensive use of daylighting, whole-tree beams, several different certifications, and planned off-the-grid features.”
The center will be built using a combination of sustainable features and certified standards such as LEED, and will be constructed according to Maharishi Vedic(SM) architecture.
With solar panels, wind turbine, geothermal installation, and passive energy features, the expectation is that this will be a net-zero energy building. And the plan for the future is to take the building off the grid completely, for electricity, heating/cooling, water, and waste.
The new center is expected to be open by April 18, 2012.