A summer program called Affordable Green Housing, developed by Sue Thering and Shawn Kelly in the Department of Landscape Architecture, has been recognized by the North American Association of Summer Sessions. NAASS gave the UW-Madison program its Creative and Innovative Program Award of Merit. The annual award recognizes outstanding summer programs at colleges and universities across the nation. The UW program was among three, out of 25 entries by programs offered for credit, to receive the award.

For a description of the program:

• Building Green For Less Green: Design Team Plans Lower-Cost, Energy-Efficient Housing (UW Communications)
• Building_green right from the start (pdf) courtesy UW-Madison Division of Continuing Studies