On an unusually cold day last February, pipes burst all over Massachusetts, including in the MIT Stratton Student Center (Building W20, affectionately called “The Stud” by students). There was widespread damage to the building, and despite many student group spaces being flooded with water, some still had salvageable items. At the time, the Undergraduate Association Sustainability team (UA Sustain) was called into action to see what items of furniture, computer equipment, and clothing could be saved and repurposed instead of being thrown into a landfill. Cameron Dougal, a current UA…
