TU Dublin Green Week 2024 at SABE
TU Dublin Green Week 2024 takes place from 11th to 15th March 2024. TU Dublin Green Week is an annual celebration of innovation and partnerships, a chance to debate ideas and to showcase a living lab for environmental sustainability across Ireland's first and largest Technological University.
As part of Green Week, the School of Architecture, Building and Environment is hosting a fantastic line up of events, on a massive range of sustainability issues, including:
- Are you a regular Cyclist? If you are them take part in the Green Week cycle challenge. Details on how to take part are in the attached flyer.
- Do you like vegetables? Then learn how to grow your own by talking to our student experts on Wednesday from 12 to 2 on the ground floor foyer of Bolton Street
- Are you interested in Recycling, the Circular economy and Popcorn? Then come see our documentary 'Not My Bag' in the Big Kinema (Room 281) on Thursday from 1 to 2 pm (free popcorn included)
- Do you like wearing clothes and reading books? Then participate in out Clothes and Book swap on Tuesday from 12 to 2 at the SU Common Room.
The following activities alone are organised by students and staff of the School of Architecture, Building and Environment: -
| TU Dublin Green Week Events - Bolton Street | ||||
| Event | Time and Date | Venue | ||
| Green Week Cycle challenge | Monday 11th to Friday 15 March | Track your cycling distance for Green Week using the Underarmour 'Mapmyride' APP Available free from the App Store Follow these easy steps 1. Download the ‘Mapmyride’App 2. Add “TUD Cycle” account as a friend 3. TUD Cycle will send you an invite 4. Track your rides during the Green Week and we will count them up! |
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| Clothes/book swap | Tuesday 12 - 2pm | SU Common Room | ||
| A Greenland Story | Tuesday 1-2pm | Big Kinema (Room 281) | Irish feature documentary which explores the impact of rapid cultural and climate change on Greenlandic communities |
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| Keynote Speech - Dr. Micheline Sheehy Skeffington | Wednesday 2-3 | Room 413 | The secret history of the strawberry tree Arbutus Unedo in Ireland | |
| Addressing Biodiversity Loss: mosses and liverworts as indicators of habitat quality |
Wednesday Afternoon 3-4 | Room 413 | A talk by Dr. Melinda Lyons of TU Dublin | |
| Urban Organic Gardening Stand | 12- 2 Wednesday |
Bolton St Ground Floor Foyer |
Grow your own veg info pop up stand | |
| 'Not My Bag' | Thursday [1pm] | Big Kinema (Room 281) | Documentary on sustainable living in Ireland | |
| Clean Up/ Pond Redevelopment | Friday 15th 11am to 1pm | Pond Area at the Entrance of Bolton Street |
Clean up/Redevelopment of the Pond Area. | |
From Campus Clean ups to film screenings, seminars to cycle clinics, explore the diverse activities that make Green Week at TU Dublin an immersive experience for students at www.tudublin.ie/green-week.
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