… in sustainable architecture, Yale will field its first team in the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. Led by Yale sophomores in the architecture program, Juan Pablo … de Leon and Katherine McMillan, the team will be one of 20 to design and build a fully solar-powered home for exhibition in 2015. Being selected as one of the 20 teams is no small … through the process. Perhaps the house will even become coveted on-campus housing as past Solar Decathlon entries have at my alma mater, Middlebury. Read more about Ponce de Leon and …
… Just weeks after their fellow Yalies garnered a spot in the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon, fellow FES students won Duke's inaugural Energy in Emerging Markets case … to head with other schools on the subjects of energy use in public buildings and utility solar investment strategies. Team members included: CBEY research assistants Emily Greenlee (MEM '14), Hilary Staver (MESc '14), Rob Youngs (MEM '15), Marley Urdanick (MEM '15), Benjamin Butterworth (MEM '14), as well as …
… Supporting a three-year, Department of Energy-funded research project on the Diffusion of Solar Technology , interns will join a team of CBEY research assistants working … “The Influence of Novel Behavioral Strategies in Promoting the Diffusion of Solar Energy” is examining community based marketing approaches for solar across a number of Connecticut towns in coordination the Solarize CT …
… their knowledge to use in developing solutions to public sector challenges. You will find Robert Kimball at Harper’s Ferry in West Virginia this summer, helping the Appalachian … in the energy-water nexus and coming up with business solutions to environmental problems. She received a B.A. from Williams College in Political Economy and Environmental … their knowledge to use in developing solutions to public sector challenges. You will find Robert Kimball at Harper’s Ferry in West Virginia this summer, helping the Appalachian …
… outside the conference center. Yet, whether the changes the companies had made so far were big or small, the conversations at the conference did prove that corporate America is at the … Forestry and Environmental Studies alumnus Andrew Winston, who defines this shift as, The Big Pivot , the title of his latest book, which every conference attendee received a copy … at the same time needing to inspire consumers to care about using less. These were both big themes of the conference. In the book, Winston calls for “heretical innovation” such …
… of priority sets and waste streams; we must find a way to aggregate all of these micro-problems into a single solution to the macro-problem: Boston’s low commercial recycling diversion rates. Maryrose Myrtetus is an MBA … of priority sets and waste streams; we must find a way to aggregate all of these micro-problems into a single solution to the macro-problem: Boston’s low commercial recycling …
… costs are exorbitant, and rising. This increase in landfilling costs is a bittersweet problem. On the one hand, people have to pay more to discard their waste, which is especially … costs are exorbitant, and rising. This increase in landfilling costs is a bittersweet problem. On the one hand, people have to pay more to discard their waste, which is especially … costs are exorbitant, and rising. This increase in landfilling costs is a bittersweet problem. On the one hand, people have to pay more to discard their waste, which is especially …
… energy sectors, such as coal and oil, and creates opportunities for others, including solar and wind. “I believe a just transition would make that new space fair—with healthy … energy sectors, such as coal and oil, and creates opportunities for others, including solar and wind. “I believe a just transition would make that new space fair—with healthy … energy sectors, such as coal and oil, and creates opportunities for others, including solar and wind. “I believe a just transition would make that new space fair—with healthy …
… for disadvantaged communities in the clean energy sector. Secondly, PSiCE provides a robust support system through Prof. Rob Klee and fellow peers. This support enhances my professional networking opportunities … for disadvantaged communities in the clean energy sector. Secondly, PSiCE provides a robust support system through Prof. Rob Klee and fellow peers. This support enhances my …