Interpretive Guide to: Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Center (open access)

Interpretive Guide to: Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Center

This pamphlet describes what the Sheldon Lake Environmental Learning staff do to restore and protect both wetlands and habitats found within the park.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Impact of Green Design and Technology on Building Environment (open access)

Impact of Green Design and Technology on Building Environment

Currently, the public has a strong sense of the need for environment protection and the use of sustainable, or “green,” design in buildings and other civil structures. Since green design elements and technologies are different from traditional design, they probably have impacts on the building environment, such as vibration, lighting, noise, temperature, relative humidity, and overall comfort. Determining these impacts of green design on building environments is the primary objective of this study. The Zero Energy Research (ZOE) laboratory, located at the University of North Texas Discovery Park, is analyzed as a case study. Because the ZOE lab is a building that combines various green design elements and energy efficient technologies, such as solar panels, a geothermal heating system, and wind turbines, it provides an ideal case to study. Through field measurements and a questionnaire survey of regular occupants of the ZOE lab, this thesis analyzed and reported: 1) whether green design elements changed the building’s ability to meet common building environmental standards, 2) whether green design elements assisted in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) scoring, and 3) whether green design elements decreased the subjective comfort level of the occupants.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Xiong, Liang
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
New bus stops, shelters glowing green (open access)

New bus stops, shelters glowing green

News release about DART's solar-powered bus stops and bus shelters.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Don E. Ferrier, March 26, 2019

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Transcript of an interview with Don Ferrier, a Certified Green Builder and CEO of Ferrier Companies, discussing the founding and development of the business, particularly green building technologies and high energy efficiency for both residential homes and commercial remodeling.
Date: March 26, 2019
Creator: Ferrier, Donald E. & Stark, Johnnie
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[1975 Green jackets Scrapbook] (open access)

[1975 Green jackets Scrapbook]

Scrapbook of the North Texas State University's Green Jackets class of 1975. The scrapbook begins with notable events during the year, a note dedicating all of the members of the Green Jackets, and a list of the officers and their sponsor. The later pages consist of records and photos of their service and gathering events as well as letters from others that have created pride and recognition for individual members along with the organization as a whole as well.
Date: 1975
Creator: Green Jackets
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Green Valley/O-2 Ranch Detail Area: Single Record Data Listings]

Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Green Valley/O-2 Ranch detail area in Texas.
Date: 1982
Creator: High Life Helicopters, Inc.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Green Valley/O-2 Ranch Detail Area: Average Record Data Listings]

Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Green Valley/O-2 Ranch detail area in Texas.
Date: 1982
Creator: High Life Helicopters, Inc.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Be Green (open access)

Be Green

Supplement to the North Texas Daily, a student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Be Green includes news and information on sustainability efforts at the University of North Texas along with advertising.
Date: April 12, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Airborne Gamma-Ray Spectrometer and Magnetometer Survey Final Report: Green Valley/O-2 Ranch, Texas, Detail Area, Volume 2A (open access)

Airborne Gamma-Ray Spectrometer and Magnetometer Survey Final Report: Green Valley/O-2 Ranch, Texas, Detail Area, Volume 2A

Second volume of results for a radioactive mineral survey of the Green Valley/O-2 Ranch detail area in Texas, providing data displays and interpretation results in written and tabular forms.
Date: 1982
Creator: High Life Helicopters, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Airborne Gamma-Ray Spectrometer and Magnetometer Survey Final Report: Green Valley/O-2 Ranch, Texas, Detail Area, Volume 2B (open access)

Airborne Gamma-Ray Spectrometer and Magnetometer Survey Final Report: Green Valley/O-2 Ranch, Texas, Detail Area, Volume 2B

Third volume of results for a radioactive mineral survey of the Green Valley/O-2 Ranch detail area in Texas, providing data displays and interpretation results in graphic forms.
Date: 1982
Creator: High Life Helicopters, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interview with Elizabeth Green and John Whitwell captions transcript

Interview with Elizabeth Green and John Whitwell

A videorecording of an interview with symphony conductor Elizabeth Green, and director of bands for Abilene Christian University, John Whitwell, conducted by Dr. Gary McCaleb of Abilene Christian University.
Date: [1984..1991]
Creator: Green, Elizabeth A. H.; Whitwell, John & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Airborne Gamma-Ray Spectrometer and Magnetometer Survey Final Report: Volume 1. Detail Areas, Christmas Mountains, Solitario, Green Valley/O-2 Ranch (Texas) (open access)

Airborne Gamma-Ray Spectrometer and Magnetometer Survey Final Report: Volume 1. Detail Areas, Christmas Mountains, Solitario, Green Valley/O-2 Ranch (Texas)

First volume documenting a geochemical survey of a part of southern Texas, including "a description of the systems used in the survey, a discussion of the calibration of the systems, the data collection procedures, the data processing procedures, the data presentation, the interpretation, rationale, and the interpretation methodology" (p. 2).
Date: 1982
Creator: High Life Helicopters, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 49 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 49

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate commemorating the 20th anniversary of Austin Energy Green Building.
Date: March 18, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Seeing green as the color of patriotism] (open access)

[Clipping: Seeing green as the color of patriotism]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas News discussing Thomas L. Friedman focus on the nation's energy policies and featuring his book "The World is Flat."
Date: May 14, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Nuts and Bolts of Greening Texas Public Buildings (open access)

The Nuts and Bolts of Greening Texas Public Buildings

Report on how to make public buildings for sustainable and 'green' including climatic design, efficient HVAC systems, sustainable building materials, building commissioning, office recycling, and case studies.
Date: 1997
Creator: Fitzpatrick, Tom; Todd, Wendy Price & Vittori, Gail
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Zaida Basora, April 19, 2019

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Transcript of an interview with architect Zaida Basora about her career and her work with the Dallas Green Building program and other programs related to energy efficient design.
Date: April 19, 2019
Creator: Stark, Johnnie & Basora-Adrian, Zaida
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Kirk Teske, April 30, 2019

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Transcript of an interview with architect Kirk Teske discussing his experience designing buildings, the shift toward sustainable building and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, and the connection between design and health.
Date: April 30, 2019
Creator: Stark, Johnnie & Teske, Kirk
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Christmas Mountains Detail Area: Single Record Data Listings]

Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Christmas Mountains detail area in Texas.
Date: 1982
Creator: High Life Helicopters, Inc.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Christmas Mountains Detail Area: Average Record Data Listings]

Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Christmas Mountains detail area in Texas.
Date: 1982
Creator: High Life Helicopters, Inc.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

[El Solitario Detail Area: Average Record Data Listings]

Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the El Solitario detail area in Texas.
Date: 1982
Creator: High Life Helicopters, Inc.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

[El Solitario Detail Area: Single Record Data Listings]

Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the El Solitario detail area in Texas.
Date: 1982
Creator: High Life Helicopters, Inc.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of Urban Green Spaces on Declining Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) (open access)

The Influence of Urban Green Spaces on Declining Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) are adept pollinators of countless cultivated and wild flowering plants, but many species have experienced declines in recent decades. Though urban sprawl has been implicated as a driving force of such losses, urban green spaces hold the potential to serve as habitat islands for bumble bees. As human populations continue to grow and metropolitan areas become larger, the survival of many bumble bee species will hinge on the identification and implementation of appropriate conservation measures at regional and finer scales. North Texas is home to some the fastest-growing urban areas in the country, including Denton County, as well as at least two declining bumble bee species (B. pensylvanicus and B. fraternus). Using a combination of field , molevular DNA and GIS methods I evaluated the persistence of historic bumble bee species in Denton County, and investigated the genetic structure and connectivity of the populations in these spaces. Field sampling resulted in the discovery of both B. pensylvanicus and B. fraternus in Denton County's urban green spaces. While the relative abundance of B. fraternus in these spaces was significantly lower than historic levels gleaned from museum recors, that of B. pensylvanicus was significantly higher. Statistical analyses found …
Date: May 2016
Creator: Beckham, Jessica L.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Denise Bates, May 15, 2019

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Transcript of an interview with Denise Bates, an architect and interior designer who works at Gensler, discussing building construction and renovation that employ sustainability and resilient design, and how those concepts and codified standards have changed over time.
Date: May 15, 2019
Creator: Bates, Denise & Stark, Johnnie
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Mary Dickinson, June 25, 2019

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Transcript of an interview with designer Mary Dickinson discussing her education and influences that caused her to get involved with sustainable design projects, particularly around sourcing non-toxic materials and complying with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards.
Date: June 25, 2019
Creator: Stark, Johnnie & Dickinson, Mary J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library