Join in for a wide range of events exploring energy and water conservation!
This October, during NASA Langley’s Energy Action Month, employees are invited to participate in a wide range of events exploring energy and water conservation. Join the NASA Langley Energy Team in touring the Tidewater region’s most energy, water, and waste efficient commercial building; discovering the innovative water treatment process in Hampton Roads; observing the sustainable practices of Williamsburg’s local Anheuser-Busch brewery; and hearing experiences of utilizing electric vehicles, green roofs, home solar as well as Norfolk Academy’s solar initiative!
Stay tuned for more information on the events below and others to be announced throughout Energy Action Month.
- Tour of Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach (Net Zero Energy/Water Waste Facility) on Oct. 9, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Lunch and Learn presentation by NASA Langley’s own Ruth Amundsen on Sustainability Initiatives: EVs, green roofs, and Solar on Oct. 15, 12 – 1 p.m. in the NACA Room (IESB, building 2102)
- Tour of HRSD SWIFT Research Center, Oct. 17, 10 – 12 p.m.
- Tour of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Williamsburg on Oct. 25, 9 – 11 a.m.
- Assist with LaRC’s very own Butterfly Garden! Including some general weeding and installing a border, Oct 3, 2-4 p.m. (located behind the LaRC Community Garden)
- Plastic bag recycling in IESB throughout the month of October
- Assist with restoring the green roof on B2101, Oct 8- 12
NASA Langley point of contact:
Kaitlin Slimak, kaitlin.m.slimak@nasa.gov or ext. 4 – 6236.
