Welcome to the Mary Idema Pew Library Green Building (LEED) Scavenger Hunt. The Scavenger Hunt was designed to lead students through an independent or group activity to discover the green building attributes of the library. QR codes are located throughout the library and when scanned will show videos that explain a specific green building attribute. Below you will find various lesson plans with assessment questions for the Scavenger Hunt that are adaptable to your specific teaching needs. The design attributes featured in the Scavenger Hunt include:

• Attribute 01: Introduction to LEED certification and the Mary Idema Pew Platinum Certified Library
• Attribute 02: Green Spaces
• Attribute 03: Access to Public Transportation
• Attribute 04: Double Door Airlock
• Attribute 05: Mechanical Systems
• Attribute 06: Open Layout and Furniture Selection
• Attribute 07: Book Retrieval Systems
• Attribute 08: Daylight Harvesting and Occupancy Sensor Lighting
• Attribute 09: Energy Recovery - Water Stream
• Attribute 10: Green Roof and Cool Roof
• Attribute 11: Energy Recovery - Air Stream
• Attribute 12: Building Materials
• Attribute 13: Art in Green Buildings
• Attribute 14: Critiques of LEED, LEED 5.0, and Closing
   

Lesson Plans and Student Handouts
The lesson plans have been developed for 50-minute, 75-minute, and 150-minute blocks of time, and for 100-200 level courses and 300-400 level courses. The 50-minute and 75-minute lesson plans focus on either the major design elements or on the interdisciplinary design elements of the library. Versions A includes a Scavenger Hunt Competition. The Scavenger Hunt Competition is intended to ensure that students working in groups stay together throughout the library rather than dividing up the work of the Scavenger Hunt. This ensures that the students watch all videos and collaborate to answer the corresponding questions. Versions B removes the Scavenger Hunt Competition.

Online classes and visitors can also participate in a virtual Scavenger Hunt!

Green Building (LEED) Scavenger Hunt Competition Checklist for Instructors

Green Building (LEED) Scavenger Hunt – All Questions, All Levels

Please email Dr. Becky Williams at [email protected] for the answer key. Only verifiable GVSU faculty, staff, and guests will be provided with the answer keys.

The Mary Idema Pew Library LEED Scavenger Hunt was funded by the GVSU Faculty Teaching and Learning Center’s Teaching Innovation Grant, with additional funds provided by the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies and Mary Idema Pew Library. Thank you to the GVSU Promotions Office for production of the Scavenger Hunt videos. For questions or comments about the Scavenger Hunt please contact Dr. Becky Williams at [email protected]

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