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Visitors look inside the SU CASA (Sustainable Urban Center for the Advancement of San Antonio). The structure will powered by solar panels and will be used as an educational tool at the Mission Verde Center @ Cooper. The Mission Verde Center @ Cooper will become an education and training center for green technologies.
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San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro speaks to the public about the Mission Verde Center @ Cooper Monday Jan. 25, 2009.
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Hard hats are lined up in a construction class held by San Antonio Youth Centers (SAYC) at the Mission Verde Center @ Cooper. The program teaches vocational skills to high school dropouts and includes youths from ages 16 to 24.
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A student in the San Antonio Youth Centers (SAYC) works on a construction project in a construction class at the Mission Verde Center @ Cooper. SAYC is one of the core partner at the Mission Verde Center @ Cooper.
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Students take part in a construction class in the San Antonio Youth Centers (SAYC) program held at the Mission Verde Center @ Cooper.
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A box of screws in a construction class at the Mission Verde Center @ Cooper. The classes are for high school dropouts that want to learn a vocation.
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A message on the blackboard in a construction class in the San Antonio Youth Centers (SAYC) program spells out the rules for students.
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Lead acid batteries are used on the SU CASA solar powered building at the Mission Verde Center @ Cooper on Tampico street. The Center aims to help create jobs and stimulate economic growth within the framework of a sustainable future.
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The back side of the SU CASA (Sustainable Urban Center for the Advancement of San Antonio) has large solar panels that will help produce energy for the 465 square foot structure. Located at the Mission Verde Center @ Cooper, the building will be used as an educational for tours as well as for hands-on training.