… to innovation in sustainable architecture, Yale will field its first team in the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. Led by Yale sophomores in the … 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 feat - the competition is stiff, with many of the … work. We can't wait to see the finished project, and we'll post updates over the next two years as the students go through the process. Perhaps the house will even become …
… news from Yale students! 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 competition, two teams of FES students came away with wins at the DOE Better Buildings Case Competition … news from Yale students! 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 …
… can positively contribute to a sustainable future.” The work is already getting started. Already in progress - an online course, Natural Capital: Risks and Opportunities in … between business and the environment, as well as workshops, curriculum development, and a speakerseries drawing on the experiences of the CEOs who make up the WBCSD. Learn more about …
… CBEY is excited to be offering a number of opportunities this year for summer internships linked to our … working with Professor Kenneth Gillingham and project partners at NYU, The Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA), and SmartPower. This major research … Professor Dan Esty and David Lubin, research assistants will help scope and research a new framework for understanding corporate sustainability . With the limitations of the existing …
… The four teams waited anxiously. They had spent months preparing for today, beating out 12 other teams for the … now, it takes multiple days for water samples to come back from a lab. Armed with patented chip technology developed at Yale, the Alpha-Screen team brings that timeframe down to 30 minutes while improving accuracy, sensitivity, user-friendliness, and …
… and the great way it can be used to leverage an opportunity in a field that you are interested in. As a joint degree, I have two chances to try something new. Last summer I worked … as well as the utility a joint MBA can provide. Several of my classmates will put their MBA finance skills to work at firms dedicated to investors seeking financial returns with … the Appalachian Trail think strategically about how it manages its complex network of partnerships . Desirée Lopes will return to Brazil for the World Cup and to consult for …
… across 7 billion people, the ramifications of this choice are monumental. But as interested as I am in the world of recycling, I have difficulty associating the act of dropping a … every day, but often with little guidance. The point is not to despair at the difficulty. Departments such as Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) are doing amazing work with modest … Studies. He is a student of sustainable material use, focusing on material product networks and lifecycle environmental impacts. This summer he is working with Austin Resource …
… in the Nespresso MBA Sustainability Challenge , the team went from submitting their carbon reduction proposal this spring, to being selected as Challenge finalists in May, to presenting to leading thinkers at Nespresso … at Yale, and the key aspects of their approach in The Guardian's Sustainable Business Series. Before making their way to Switzerland, Heather and Sarah spoke with Tim Smedley …
… while building the value of their brands. The depth of the sustainability programs represented varied from the deep green, like Patagonia and Buycott, to 3M, which had Forest Ethics … echoed in speeches and conversations all week long. I got to sit down with Winston between two sessions to ask him about some of the challenges leaders and companies would face in … impact that everyone at the conference was after. I am going to focus on two in particular here: the need to innovate away the tradeoffs that are commonly associated with …
… in periodic, material-specific recycling. At the same time, the City of Boston has limited authority over commercial recycling practices. While the city manages residential waste … that reared their ugly heads was stunning. Of the dozens of business owners I’ve met, no two waste processes are the same. It seems that every owner has a personal story behind his … represent only a sliver of the vast array of waste approaches that businesses have adopted throughout Boston. Each store has its own bottom line, space constraints, and operating …