Thompson Hall: This is a building on the Washington and Jefferson Campus where the Registrar’s office, Business office and the Academic Affairs office are located. It has served several purposes throughout the years such as the library. It is a huge example of reusing in our environment.
Recycling cans: These boxes in Marshall Hall are not ordinary boxes rather they are used as recycling dispensers. Students place paper, aluminum and plastics into the proper box and from there they are recycled.
The New Mac Computer: The new Mac computer has gone green. Apple has integrated recycled materials into their new laptops. These new laptops are used by some of the student at Washington & Jefferson College. This goes into the whole idea of recycling and reusing.
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The sidewalks and steps: There are several sidewalks, steps and concrete areas that have been rebuilt in order to make it more safe for students and faculty to walk around campus and to live safely.
A dish from the commons: There is a new look to dining at Washington & Jefferson College and it is that there are no trays. There is a new idea of recycling and that is recycling and reusing water. Washington & Jefferson College has started to conserve their water and to waste as little as they can. This is a new way of recycling and a new idea to the whole recycling concept.
The dominion Neighborhood: In this neighborhood there is a pool. The pool has a wooden deck, which was recently replaced. The wood that was used was bought with the idea that the owners were buying recycled wood.
Pennsylvania American Water: The regions largest water provider has its own ways of making use out of recycled material. The company placed please recycle on the side of their water bottles. Also, they make sure that they recycle and reuse in the work place whether it be labor or in the office.
The roads: The roads are anything but restored here in Washington. The roads have potholes and are eaten up by the salt. The city has yet to fix up the streets, which shows how certain things must be restored in order for them to last for many more years.
Toyota Camry hybrid: The Toyota Camry has become part of Toyota’s hybrid line up. This car is a green car, which is showing the world the commitment to restoring the earth to a more environmental healthy state.
Lacrosse sticks: The plastic part of lacrosse sticks has recently been changed to include recycled plastic material. There is no change to the strength of the stick, but there is a better use for the environment.
There is a modern idea that in order for it to be a “green” world, everyone in the world must recycle, reuse and restore the environments we live in. The photos that have been taken show the ideas that each person must realize so that the world can be kept nice and beautiful. Most of the pictures have to deal with reusing recycled materials and reusing things so that there is nothing wasted. Thompson Hall is an example of a building that has been reused, and shows examples of the recycling that has been shown in the pictures. Thompson hall has served several purposes such as the Washington & Jefferson College library years ago. It is in this idea that shows how Thompson Hall is a building that exhibits the values of reusing and recycling. Thompson Hall is a building found on the Washington & Jefferson College campus that exhibits the attributes of reusing and recycling that is shown in the pictures that were taken.
Thompson Hall is a building that has served several purposes in the past due to the change in what departments were located inside it. Thompson Hall was built in 1903 and opened in 1905 but at that time was not known as Thompson Hall rather it was the Thompson Memorial Library. When Thompson Hall opened up, it had various paintings on the wall and had mosaic tile floors put in by hand. Also, it was used as the library for Washington & Jefferson College so all the books from all around the campus were brought to Thompson Memorial Library, which was the first actual library that at the college. Also, there were meeting rooms so that the Board of Trustees could hold meetings. Since then, the building has changed purposes. This is where the whole idea of reusing comes into play. The U. Grant Miller Library was built recently causing Thompson to lose its purpose as the library. The modern purpose of Thompson Hall is for the offices of the Registrar, the Business office and the Academic Affairs office. This idea of reusing the building for useful purposes shows how it relates to the reusing of materials for a useful purpose. Reusing materials, for decks, and lacrosse sticks, are just like reusing buildings except they are used for different things. Reusing these materials is a very useful thing and it just makes sense because there is no need to waste anything especially in a world where there is a need to conserve. That is just like there is no need to waste materials, there is no need to waste a building. It makes sense that Thompson was turned into a building for the different offices. Reusing does not just mean reuse it once, but maybe many times. If Thompson were turned into dorms, then it would not last that long due to the erosion from student behaviors, so using it as a place for offices was smart, so that it can be used for years and years to come. That’s where the link between the pictures of reusing and the concept of reusing Thompson is made. The fact that both materials are reused for creating new products and reusing buildings for new things is essentially the same thing. They are both being reused in a way that it benefits the environment. Thompson Hall exhibits the value of reuse in the fact that it has served many different purposes.
Thompson Hall is a building that shows actions in trying to recycle and is a building that must be restored if it is going to last for many years. Thompson Hall has been around for a little more than a century and it shows no signs of weakness. In order for Thompson Hall to stay in its current form there must be restoration when the building is starting to fall apart. If there should be any problem with the foundation, then it should be restored right away and not later on when it is in even worse shape. The roads here in the City of Washington are a good example of what not to do when it comes to restoration. There are potholes, cracks, and deteriorated concrete and asphalt streets all over the town. When driving in a car on some of the roads it seems as though the car was on rumble strips that are found on highway ramps to warn cars to slow down. This is not what people want to see in a building especially when it’s a college building because it may sway people from coming to Washington & Jefferson. Even though Thompson Hall has yet to be compared to the deteriorated roads, it will most likely at some point in the future be at a point of harmful damage, unless there is restoration on the building prior to any harmful damage can occur. It is very important that if Thompson is a building that the college wants to keep for a long time that the school restores it when needed. Along with restoration comes recycling. Recycling may not seem like big deal to parts of the world, but in Thompson Hall there is huge deal of recycling. With the Business, Registrar and Academic Affairs Offices all located inside Thompson Hall comes a lot of paper. The offices of the building are in contact with thousands of pieces of paper a day. After these offices are done with the papers, the paper is placed into paper recycling bins that are then taken to a larger bin for all the paper that the school recycles so that all the paper can then be taken to a paper recycling facility. The idea that materials are recycled in schools may mean that they are then used for water bottles, decks, or even lacrosse sticks is huge because that is just like helping out the atmosphere with the green cars such as the Toyota Camry Hybrid car. The use of limiting garbage and waste is similar to not wasting gas on cars that get little gas mileage. Thompson Hall is helping in the recycling efforts. Thompson Hall is a building that is giving back to the environment and also is a building that if restored will last for many years.
Recycling, restoring, reusing are the three big R words when it comes to lasting forever in a stable healthy environment such as a building like Thompson Hall. Thompson Hall shows every one of those three words very strongly. Recycling is a key to reusing, and reusing and recycling are keys to restoring. With all those features, Thompson Hall could last for many more years. Thompson Hall recycles and reuses, but it has yet to need restoration, but it will most likely need it in the future. These pictures and Thompson Hall may be related after all. The pictures depict recycling, reusing and restoration just like Thompson is a factor in the three big R words.
