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The '''Campus Center for Appropriate Technology''' is a student-run sustainability organization on the site of [[Humboldt State University]] in Arcata, California, which is intended as a site for experiementing with and developing small-scale or "appropriate" technology.<ref name="ccat-history">[http://www.ccathsu.com/Campus Center for Appropriate Technology Campus Center for Appropriate Technology], Humboldt State University.</ref> | |||
' | In the late '70s a short assembly of devoted college students saved the ramshackle Buck house on the Humboldt State University campus from being destroyed. With local gatherings and the support of HSU staff and the community, students began to remodel the house and to use it to experiment with what they saw as "appropriate" technologies. In the summer of 1979 the students obtained the house, redesigned it and decided to actually use the building as a residence. The group became an Associated Students [[http://www.humboldt.edu/associatedstudents/]] program known as the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT). | ||
'''AT in action | ==New mission for 2012== | ||
<font color="green">"We are dedicated to sustainability and strive to show that treading lightly on the earth is both practical and rewarding. We collect and share information on appropriate technology, while providing hands-on learning opportunities (CCAT House)."</font> This quote is the new message those interested in appropriate technology are sending the community they reside in. Whilst the goals have not really changed, the current program aims at ensuring a better hands-on learning experience. The CCAT house residents want to show how important the Earth is. Showing this importance through projects, experimenting and creativity is also personally rewarding. | |||
<font color="green">“CCAT’s yurt, however, is a permanent structure. | |||
'''What is the meaning behind Appropriate Technology?''' [[http://www.ccathsu.com/photos]] The reason that it's proclaimed "appropriate" is that such technology stabilizes the environment socially and meets the needs of the residential community economically. [[Appropriate Technology]] (AT) describes a way that we can come together and provide sufficient hands-on human qualities and ideas without damaging the Earth's finite natural resources. To determine if a certain technology is good for proper use, the CCAT House wants to study causes of prospective problems. Is the technology item built locally or made up of local materials from the community? Is it able to be built from scratch or at least to be properly managed, with a limited supply of certain training? Can the technology built be used for the future generations? Is there harm to humans or the environment while producing it or when it comes into use? Any benefits? Good or bad? Affordable? The CCAT House seeks answers to all these possible questions and even the hypothesis. If a solution balances the benefits and harms of the hands-on built technology, it is approved as appropriate. | |||
'''AT in action: CCAT's yurt'''[[File:2012-04-05 17-50-07 355.jpg|thumb|Fig 3: CCAT's Yurt]] | |||
For thousands of years, nomadic herders of Central Asia have used [[yurt]]s. Traditional yurts are portable and easy to break down. Their walls are made of latticed sections covered by felted wool that can be easily disassembled. | |||
<font color="green">“CCAT’s yurt, however, is a permanent structure. With a weatherproofed canvas roof and wooden walls, it is not made for easy disassembly. This yurt was constructed in the late 1970s as part of a class comparing round-structure cultures to square-structure cultures. Andy Alm, Tom Balderston and Rod Huffsmith, then students in the class, spearheaded the project. | |||
It is based on designs by Lynn Charney and the Coxes. | It is based on designs by Lynn Charney and the Coxes. | ||
The CCAT yurt’s interior features an off-grid lighting system including: | The CCAT yurt’s interior features an off-grid lighting system including: | ||
*Solar PV panel to generate electricity | *Solar PV panel to generate electricity | ||
*A battery for electrical storage | *A battery for electrical storage | ||
*Energy efficient LED light bulbs | *Energy-efficient LED light bulbs | ||
This Lighting system was designed and installed in fall of 2006 by an HSU engineering graduate student class, Development Technology.” | This Lighting system was designed and installed in fall of 2006 by an HSU engineering graduate student class, Development Technology.”</font> | ||
This was taken from the lower part of the board outside of the CCAT Yurt. | This was taken from the lower part of the board outside of the CCAT Yurt. | ||
'''What's the background of the CCAT House?''' The Campus Center for Appropriate Technology is a live-in demonstration home and educational center for appropriate technology and resource conservation. CCAT is a registered non-profit organization and is the home for three students who live in the house and direct the program for one-year periods. We are located on the Humboldt State University [[http://www.humboldt.edu/humboldt/images/uploads/campusmap.pdf]] campus. Motivated by an ethic of “education by example,” CCAT offers tours, workshops and opportunities for hands-on involvement to university students and the general public. Approximately 18 part-time student employees keep operations going. A student-funded, student-run organization, CCAT has been operating for about 32 years now. They continue to serve as an living laboratory, giving students the opportunity to learn hands-on by designing, creating and testing numerous appropriate technologies, green-building designs, and sustainable-living techniques. Although the house has been through its fair share of obstacles and speed bumps, the students seem always to push through and prevail so that they can help educate the world about appropriate technology. [http://www.ccathsu.com/history] | |||
'''Come Volunteer.!''' CCAT is always busy building new projects and maintaining existing ones. Here are listed some of the things you can do while volunteering. <font color="blue">1.Gardening[[http://www.garden.org/]]</font> <font color="blue">2.Groundswork[[http://www.fusion21.co.uk/procurement/fusion21-frameworks/grounds-works]]</font> <font color="blue">3.Painting signs</font> <font color="blue">4.Work on appropriate tech projects</font> <font color="blue">5.And get a free lunch to boot</font> | |||
'''Come Volunteer!''' CCAT is always busy building new projects and maintaining existing ones. Here listed | |||
'''Are you interested in working for the CCAT House?[[http://humboldt.edu/events/2012/03/07/1039/]]''' Co-Directors are needed to help assist on projects. | |||
[[File:2012-04-05 17-48-52 714.jpg |thumb|Fig 4:Garden at the CCAT House]] | |||
Taking a strong active role in the community is something the CCAT house always wants to do. Welcoming new people makes it that much better to get involved with others. Networking is a great way to make new friends and meet local people around the community. | |||
<font color="purple">'''Possible Internship'''</font> [[File:IMG 0506.JPG|thumb|Fig 5:Walking Trail behind CCAT House]] | <font color="purple">'''Possible Internship'''</font> [[File:IMG 0506.JPG|thumb|Fig 5:Walking Trail behind CCAT House]] | ||
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[[Category:JMC116 Intro to Mass Communication]][[Image:Simplemap.png|right]] | [[Category:JMC116 Intro to Mass Communication]][[Image:Simplemap.png|right]] | ||
CCAT has partnered with Appropedia to bring over 30 years of student based appropriate technology solutions to the world. Please see the pages categorized below. | |||
==Mission== | ==Mission== | ||
The mission of CCAT "is to demonstrate appropriate technology in a residential setting, to provide hands-on experiential learning opportunities to Humboldt State University and the surrounding community, to collect and disseminate information about appropriate technology, to examine the ethical and social consequences of technology, and to dispel the myth that living lightly on the earth is difficult or burdensome. CCAT is dedicated to sustainability and seeks to help others live likewise." | The mission of CCAT "is to demonstrate appropriate technology in a residential setting, to provide hands-on experiential learning opportunities to Humboldt State University and the surrounding community, to collect and disseminate information about appropriate technology, to examine the ethical and social consequences of technology, and to dispel the myth that living lightly on the earth is difficult or burdensome. CCAT is dedicated to sustainability and seeks to help others live likewise." | ||
[[Category:JMC116 Intro to Mass Communication]] | [[Category:JMC116 Intro to Mass Communication]] | ||
[[Category:Non-Profit Organizations]] | [[Category:Non-Profit Organizations]] | ||
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[[Category:Humboldt State University]] | [[Category:Humboldt State University]] | ||
[[Category:Engr215 Introduction to Design]] | [[Category:Engr215 Introduction to Design]] | ||
==Internal links== | ==Internal links== | ||
*[http://www.appropedia.org/Category:JMC116_Intro_to_Mass_Communication. | *[http://www.appropedia.org/Category:JMC116_Intro_to_Mass_Communication. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.humboldt.edu/associatedstudents/ | *[http://www.humboldt.edu/associatedstudents/ |
Revision as of 02:56, 27 August 2012
The Campus Center for Appropriate Technology is a student-run sustainability organization on the site of Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, which is intended as a site for experiementing with and developing small-scale or "appropriate" technology.[1]
In the late '70s a short assembly of devoted college students saved the ramshackle Buck house on the Humboldt State University campus from being destroyed. With local gatherings and the support of HSU staff and the community, students began to remodel the house and to use it to experiment with what they saw as "appropriate" technologies. In the summer of 1979 the students obtained the house, redesigned it and decided to actually use the building as a residence. The group became an Associated Students [[1]] program known as the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT).
New mission for 2012
"We are dedicated to sustainability and strive to show that treading lightly on the earth is both practical and rewarding. We collect and share information on appropriate technology, while providing hands-on learning opportunities (CCAT House)." This quote is the new message those interested in appropriate technology are sending the community they reside in. Whilst the goals have not really changed, the current program aims at ensuring a better hands-on learning experience. The CCAT house residents want to show how important the Earth is. Showing this importance through projects, experimenting and creativity is also personally rewarding.
What is the meaning behind Appropriate Technology? [[2]] The reason that it's proclaimed "appropriate" is that such technology stabilizes the environment socially and meets the needs of the residential community economically. Appropriate Technology (AT) describes a way that we can come together and provide sufficient hands-on human qualities and ideas without damaging the Earth's finite natural resources. To determine if a certain technology is good for proper use, the CCAT House wants to study causes of prospective problems. Is the technology item built locally or made up of local materials from the community? Is it able to be built from scratch or at least to be properly managed, with a limited supply of certain training? Can the technology built be used for the future generations? Is there harm to humans or the environment while producing it or when it comes into use? Any benefits? Good or bad? Affordable? The CCAT House seeks answers to all these possible questions and even the hypothesis. If a solution balances the benefits and harms of the hands-on built technology, it is approved as appropriate.
AT in action: CCAT's yurt
For thousands of years, nomadic herders of Central Asia have used yurts. Traditional yurts are portable and easy to break down. Their walls are made of latticed sections covered by felted wool that can be easily disassembled. “CCAT’s yurt, however, is a permanent structure. With a weatherproofed canvas roof and wooden walls, it is not made for easy disassembly. This yurt was constructed in the late 1970s as part of a class comparing round-structure cultures to square-structure cultures. Andy Alm, Tom Balderston and Rod Huffsmith, then students in the class, spearheaded the project. It is based on designs by Lynn Charney and the Coxes.
The CCAT yurt’s interior features an off-grid lighting system including:
- Solar PV panel to generate electricity
- A battery for electrical storage
- Energy-efficient LED light bulbs
This Lighting system was designed and installed in fall of 2006 by an HSU engineering graduate student class, Development Technology.” This was taken from the lower part of the board outside of the CCAT Yurt.
What's the background of the CCAT House? The Campus Center for Appropriate Technology is a live-in demonstration home and educational center for appropriate technology and resource conservation. CCAT is a registered non-profit organization and is the home for three students who live in the house and direct the program for one-year periods. We are located on the Humboldt State University [[3]] campus. Motivated by an ethic of “education by example,” CCAT offers tours, workshops and opportunities for hands-on involvement to university students and the general public. Approximately 18 part-time student employees keep operations going. A student-funded, student-run organization, CCAT has been operating for about 32 years now. They continue to serve as an living laboratory, giving students the opportunity to learn hands-on by designing, creating and testing numerous appropriate technologies, green-building designs, and sustainable-living techniques. Although the house has been through its fair share of obstacles and speed bumps, the students seem always to push through and prevail so that they can help educate the world about appropriate technology. [4]
Come Volunteer.! CCAT is always busy building new projects and maintaining existing ones. Here are listed some of the things you can do while volunteering. 1.Gardening[[5]] 2.Groundswork[[6]] 3.Painting signs 4.Work on appropriate tech projects 5.And get a free lunch to boot
Are you interested in working for the CCAT House?[[7]] Co-Directors are needed to help assist on projects.
Taking a strong active role in the community is something the CCAT house always wants to do. Welcoming new people makes it that much better to get involved with others. Networking is a great way to make new friends and meet local people around the community.
Possible Internship
Bayside park farm spring internship [[8]]
Everyone is interested in some kind of productive work that pays off in the long run. Go ahead and give time to make your resume better by getting involved with the Bayside Park Farm. An internship is an outstanding way to gain experience in the workforce.
CCAT has partnered with Appropedia to bring over 30 years of student based appropriate technology solutions to the world. Please see the pages categorized below.
Mission
The mission of CCAT "is to demonstrate appropriate technology in a residential setting, to provide hands-on experiential learning opportunities to Humboldt State University and the surrounding community, to collect and disseminate information about appropriate technology, to examine the ethical and social consequences of technology, and to dispel the myth that living lightly on the earth is difficult or burdensome. CCAT is dedicated to sustainability and seeks to help others live likewise."
Internal links
External links
- [http://www.humboldt.edu/associatedstudents/
- [http://www.ccathsu.com/Campus Center for Appropriate Technology
- [http://www.ccathsu.com/photos
- [http://www.humboldt.edu/humboldt/images/uploads/campusmap.pdf
- [http://www.garden.org
- [http://www.fusion21.co.uk/procurement/fusion21-frameworks/grounds-works
- [http://humboldt.edu/events/2012/03/07/1039/
- [http://www.ccathsu.com/ Campus Center for Appropriate Technology
- [http://www.ccathsu.com/history
- ↑ Center for Appropriate Technology Campus Center for Appropriate Technology, Humboldt State University.
Subcategories
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "CCAT"
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- Bicycle generator: The ultimate DIY guide (With examples!)/hi
- Bicycle generator: The ultimate DIY guide (With examples!)/kk
- Bicycle generator: The ultimate DIY guide (With examples!)/pt
- Bicycle generator: The ultimate DIY guide (With examples!)/uk
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- CCAT alternative building materials testing
- CCAT bamboo grove
- CCAT barts bike
- CCAT bicycle generator
- CCAT bicycle generator/ko
- CCAT bicycle generator/zh
- CCAT bike powered tools
- CCAT brian willson
- CCAT CCATBox
- CCAT CCATBox/es
- CCAT CCATBox/it
- CCAT cob bench howto
- CCAT cob protection and beautification
- CCAT cold closet how to
- CCAT companion planting
- CCAT companion planting/he
- CCAT companion planting/hr
- CCAT Compost Pigs
- CCAT compost sifter
- CCAT compost system 2020
- CCAT compost system 2020/Literature review
- CCAT data collection
- CCAT decomisioned bamboo construction
- CCAT decomisioned bamboo construction/es
- CCAT decomisioned bamboo construction/id
- CCAT decomisioned bamboo construction/it
- CCAT energy conservation
- CCAT Gravity fed drip irrigation
- CCAT Gravity fed drip irrigation/uk
- CCAT greenhouse natural wall
- CCAT greenhouse rainwater catchment
- CCAT greenhouse rainwater catchment/zh
- CCAT greenhouse/OM
- CCAT greenshed cob wall/OM
- CCAT greenshed cordwood wall/OM
- CCAT greenshed cordwood wall/OM/tr
- CCAT greenshed solar lighting 2015
- CCAT greenshed solar lighting/Operations and maintenance manual
- CCAT greenshed west wall/OM
- CCAT greywater marsh (2008)
- CCAT human energy converter
- CCAT human energy converter/ko
- CCAT human energy converter/vi
- CCAT human powered belt sander
- CCAT Hydroponics\OM/ko
- CCAT kid bike power
- CCAT kiosk
- CCAT Lava y jala el inodoro
- CCAT long term maintenance
- CCAT long term maintenance/OM
- Template:CCAT menu
- CCAT MEOW 2019
- CCAT MEOW 2023
- CCAT MEOW/OM
- CCAT natural concrete stain
- CCAT natural paints 2017
- CCAT natural paints/es
- CCAT natural paints/ko
- CCAT non toxic cleaners
- Template:CCAT notice
- CCAT NZE study
- CCAT Operation and Maintenance
- CCAT Outdoor Kitchen Roof\literature review
- CCAT pedal battery charger
- CCAT pedal battery charger/ru
- CCAT pedal concert generator
- CCAT pedal david brower
- CCAT pedal drill press
- CCAT pedal drill press/ru
- CCAT pedal electric blender
- CCAT pedal electric blender/pt
- CCAT pedal frisbee
- CCAT pedal frisbee/pl
- CCAT pedal grinder
- CCAT pedal grinder/de
- CCAT pedal grinder/pt
- CCAT pedal jack herer
- CCAT pedal jack herer/zh
- CCAT pedal mechanical blender
- CCAT pedal mechanical blender/es
- CCAT pedal mechanical blender/pt
- CCAT pedal power grant
- CCAT pedal power lab
- CCAT pedal power laptop
- CCAT pedal power laptop/fr
- CCAT pedal power laptop/ko
- CCAT pedal powered glossary
- CCAT pedal sewing machine
- CCAT pedal tablesaw
- CCAT pedal tv and vcr
- CCAT pedal washing machine
- CCAT pedal washing machine/id
- CCAT PV system/OM
- CCAT quick and dirty side pull thermal curtain howto
- CCAT rainwater 2017
- CCAT rainwater 2020
- CCAT rainwater catchment drip irrigation system\OM
- CCAT rainwater catchment system/gl
- CCAT real goods pedal generator
- CCAT reasons to choose biodiesel
- CCAT reclamation station 2023
- CCAT Redwood Log Milling
- CCAT remediation zone
- CCAT rocket mass cobb bench heater
- CCAT rocket mass cobb bench heater/ja
- CCAT rocket mass cobb bench heater/ko
- CCAT rocket mass cobb bench heater/zh
- CCAT rocket stove/cs
- CCAT rocket stove/el
- CCAT rocket stove/es
- CCAT rocket stove/fr
- CCAT rocket stove/Operation and maintenance
- CCAT rocket stove/zh
- CCAT solar bug out box
- CCAT solar heated hot tub
- CCAT solar heated hot tub/ko
- CCAT solar irrigation for food forest
- CCAT solar kiosk
- CCAT solar power data 2014/OM
- CCAT solar shower
- CCAT solar shower/bg
- CCAT solar stereo system
- CCAT solar stereo system/Literature review
- CCAT Stabilized Earthen Terrace 2017
- CCAT Stabilized Earthen Terrace 2017/ko
- CCAT sunfrost refrigerator
- CCAT sunfrost refrigerator/ko
- CCAT sunfrost refrigerator/OM
- CCAT thermal curtains howto
- CCAT yurt
- CCAT yurt/OM
- CCAT/OM project instructions
- Concrete floor
- User:Cwf10
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- CCAT pedal powered commentary
- CCAT Potential Student Project Page
- CCAT project instructions for Engr305
- Paper-Clay Retaining Wall
- Partnership to Bring Thirty Years of Sustainability to the World
- Pedal powered generator
- Pedal powered generator/es
- Pedal powered generator/ja
- Pedal powered generator/ko
- Pedal powered generator/nl
- Pedal powered generator/pl
- Pedal powered generator/pt
- Pedal powered generator/sv
- Pedal powered generator/uk
- Pedal powered generator/zh
- Potawot solar fans for greenhouse
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