… Andal, Annie Jiang) - creating ceramic roofing tiles, inspired by nature, to construct buildings that adapt to climate change 2. Shellstrate (Nick Callegari, Emily Lin, and Brody Nies) - … 6. SolaWind (KhaYr Barry, Olushola Aina, Nikhila Neelakantam, Bikesh Dahal)- creating a cost effective, hybrid system thatoperates 24/7 by harnessing both wind and solar power 7. …
… Yale School of Management in pursuit of my MBA because my chemical engineering career goals that once felt safe and certain had become unsatisfactory. In his book “Range – How … supply and demand, eliminating overproduction. The value to retailers would be reduced cost and waste. Step 4: Develop customer personas A customer persona is an archetypal … my discovery included: Typical shoppers prioritize price, aesthetic, and durability when making purchases, sustainability is usually considered a ‘nice to have’. Shoppers do not …
… ClimateHaven will officially launch on November 9th, and is a New Haven-based incubator that assists startups building solutions to address climate change by decarbonizing our economy and building … established startups and investors, ClimateHaven provides exactly these resources in ways that few other organizations can. While the global community has made incredible strides …
… design and financing for Green Resilience Hubs (GRH). Green Resilience Hubs are physical facilities equipped with clean energy technologies and strategically located to offer vital … and avoided emissions for the benefit of society. Notably, our calculations indicate that the net present value of avoided emissions from the modeled system amounts to approximately $312,000, assuming a social cost of carbon of $190, a social discount rate of 5%, and an expectation that the electrical …
… and extreme weather are only some of the ongoing challenges relating to climate change that continue to deepen and intensify with every new season. Through the Yale School of the … energy and energy systems, I am determined to develop energy solutions to climate change that leave no community or ecosystem behind. It is through decarbonization and renewable energy deployment that we can achieve this at local and global levels.” Climate Change is a systems-level …
… to teach cutting-edge courses, invite leading practitioners to headline conferences, and build state-of-the-art buildings to facilitate dynamic discoveries and host coveted … we took this opportunity to reassess the needs of the 2050 Fellows and reimagined a program that - if executed as intended - could prepare ourselves and our classmates to address the … and the cultural trend of isolation. For us leaders of the 2050 Fellows, the greatest lesson in leadership we could share with our colleagues was connection. Even though …
… passports. Digital product passports are essentially digital twins of physical items that enable supply chain transparency. Panel speaker, Mesbah Sabur, is the founder of … benefits (such as waste and carbon emissions reductions, improved customer experience, and cost savings). For example, city governments can support an uptick in reuse. Reuse Seattle … paper pulp. However, over time contamination increases, and properties are degraded - making it harder to meet technical specifications (such as food or medical-grade plastics). …
… Prize was created in 2008 and awards $25,000 to a promising student business venture that advances environmental sustainability. As part of Startup Yale, the Sustainable Venture … David Sozanski (YC '23), and Julian Rubinfien (YC '23). Their research focuses on making mass-market chemicals from sugar instead of oil. Their goal is to supplant … David Sozanski (YC '23), and Julian Rubinfien (YC '23). Their research focuses on making mass-market chemicals from sugar instead of oil. Their goal is to supplant …
… campus. You may be wondering, what even is sustainable fashion? It’s a hard question, one that the conference tried to cover and one I reckon with every day. For me, a sustainable … fashion industry is one that tracks the sources of materials and the labor that goes into making our garments. The fashion industry currently is the 2nd leading industry consuming … like those of the Rana Plaza disaster. A sustainable industry would ideally consume less water and pay workers better wages, I believe this needs to be accomplished at the …
… and Earth & Planetary Sciences major at Yale College, her interest began with a class that exposed the science behind natural disasters. Mary wanted to understand how we could … policies related to residential energy efficiencies. This experience proved that energy costs are disproportionately harming low-income communities of color. “There needs to be … carry power from Quebec, Canada, down through Maine and all the way to Massachusetts. To buildthat line you would have to cut through forests and wilderness in Maine. What we found …