MCEP Interns inform students about MCEP's new Landlord Challenge Program in Allegheny College Post Office. The Landlord Challenge program encourages tenants and landlords to work together for energy and cost savings.
Tenants actually save money overall, looking at the combined cost of rent and utilities.
According to Mike Maniates, Associate Professor of Political Science and Environmental Science and co-director of MCEP, interest in the program has been strong. Mary Norton, of the Allegheny College Public Affairs Office, is very supportive of the Landlord Challenge . She says it is an example of MCEP s beneficial initiatives that allow students to get involved with real, applicable programs. Allegheny College and Meadville Medical Center have launched an innovative partnership in energy management. MCEP sponsored a site for an audio conference presented by the Mortgage Bankers Association of America on energy-efficient mortgages.