Spring Renewal

Happy Spring everyone!

Known as perhaps the most exciting but least productive quarter at the University, our team is hoping to take our work to the finish line of this academic year. We’ve noticed that when the sun comes out here in the PNW, people tend to forget their winter-selves a bit and lose track of everything they might have been doing. Before we run out to enjoy the budding blossoms and chirping chickadees, here’s what we’ve been up to:

  • Building a working relationship with local construction company and worker owned co-operative, A1 Design Build. A1 will be taking on the construction of our tiny house. (!!!) This is a major partnership and an incredible opportunity to work across our community with partners who believe in the same learning-by-doing idea that formed ZeNETH.
  • Presenting at the WWU TEDx Salon where Kellen will discuss ZeNETH and the need for actionable education within our schools. Kellen will also continue his work as a fellow for the IDEA Changemakers on Western’s campus.
  • Collaborating with Western’s Facilities Development and Capital Budget to design and implement our siting plan on the University’s campus
  • Envisioning all of the possible uses of the house while on campus, including its potential use as a recording studio or venue space for live performances and podcasts! The house will be a tour destination for many potential students, but also the thousands of students whose educations link to ZeNETH

Clearly, we have another full quarter ahead of us and we’re looking forward to every bit of it. Thanks for reading!

Fall Speaker Series


Good morning all,

We have been invited to be the inaugural speaker at Western’s Institute for Energy Studies’ Speaker Series. The series showcases various leaders and projects around the region and is designed as a class to inform and inspire students across all colleges of Western.

Our talk today will focus on how far we’ve come in the year since ZeNETH began, our project updates this fall, and then turn to what other students can do to act upon their own inspirations. We believe that ZeNETH can be just one of many student driven projects across Western that our community can learn from, and we know that starts with a simple spark from the students.

Come see us today, on campus, in the SMATE building SL130 at 4 pm.
Hope to see you there!