MIT tackles its own energy challenge

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The MIT Energy Initiative recognizes that solutions for today’s energy challenges are going to emerge not only from the research laboratories and classrooms but also from practice-based management innovations that focus on minimizing the energy footprint of energy-intensive institutions such as MIT.

Acting on that recognition, the Energy Initiative has established an innovative campus energy program that opens MIT’s campus as a learning laboratory to develop and showcase leading approaches for significantly reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. This program offers a unique platform to engage the entire campus community to identify, develop and implement hands-on sustainable energy practices that leverage the expertise of our students, staff and faculty.

A Campus Energy Task Force has been established to develop an integrated strategy and program of action that enables MIT to “walk the talk” on energy and the environment. By drawing on faculty, staff and students, the task force is well positioned to engage leading MIT energy experts, draw on the newest technologies and approaches developed in their research, and build on the grounded expertise of MIT’s administrative and operational resources.

Co-chairs of the task force are Leon R. Glicksman, professor of architecture and mechanical engineering and director of MIT’s Building Technology Program, and Theresa M. Stone, MIT’s executive vice president and treasurer. Taking full advantage of the rich educational opportunities offered by campus-based projects, the Campus Energy Task Force will collaborate closely with MITEI’s Education Task Force, which coordinates MIT-wide educational initiatives relating to energy.

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