Sustainability

Jake Whitcomb, SDM '12: Sustainability Requires Systems Engineering

For businesses, going green brings in greenbacksStudy finds manufacturers leading the drive to make sustainability a mainstream — and profitable — business practice.

Five-year effort by Campus Energy Task Force saves MIT millions of dollars, kilowatt-hours

Proposal for MIT Global Environment Initiative seeks public commentInitiative expected to focus on six broad environmental research themes.

Christoph Reinhart appointed associate professor of architectureWorld renowned building scientist and architectural educator joins department

IPC Forum on Energy InnovationNew ways of developing clean, reliable, affordable U.S. energy supplies

MIT receives local and regional recognition for energy programs

MIT signs international charter, deepening commitment to campus sustainability

3 Questions: Dennis Frenchman on making cities sustainableHow the form of urban spaces adds to the energy they use.

Social entrepreneur and Build Change founder honored for earthquake-resistant housing innovation$100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability Awarded to Dr. Elizabeth Hausler for Culturally Accepted, Sustainable Reconstruction in Developing Countries

In the World: Turning old oil into new mileageBrazilian waste pickers gain an inexpensive way to fuel their vehicles using leftover cooking oil.

Moavenzadeh named president of Masdar InstituteLongtime MIT engineering professor takes on role in Abu Dhabi, effective July 1.

‘Efficiency Forward'Ambitious collaboration between MIT and NSTAR aims to cut campus electricity use by 15 percent over 3 years.

MIT receives 3 Cambridge awardsInstitute is honored for historical preservation and sustainability

BP Agrawal wins $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for SustainabilityHonored for technology that improves access to clean water, health care and business development in rural India

Fund helps energy efficiency bloom across campusAlumni gifts support the greening of MIT, and the resulting savings are being reinvested in similar projects.

John Sterman on sustainable accessibiltyFrom Transportation@MIT

Revitalizing the land of plenty with affordable housingStudents in Professor Jan Wampler's class, Architecture Design Studio, spent eight days designing affordable dwellings for farmers in Hawaii

Reporter's Notebook: Even in the cold, Clover is hotCampus food truck is filmed for upcoming TLC show

Graduate student’s business storms the cinema lighting industryNuclear Science and Engineering graduate student Michael Short is quickly becoming a leader in the cinema lighting industry with his business, the LEDStorm On-Camera Light, which he designed and built in the MIT Hobby Shop.

The Future of Urban MobilityA Global Collaboration to Make Urban Transport Sustainable

Creating a game plan for transition to a sustainable economyJeffrey Hollender enumerates the many reasons he’s feeling bleak these days.

MIT goes to CopenhagenDelegation of MIT professors, students and alumni attend historic global warming conference to present research and report on event

News@MITSloan for Dec. 7Roundup of news from the MIT Sloan School of Management for the week of Dec. 7

The State of Drupal

Ashdown House gets LEED-Gold certificationMIT’s first such nod from the U.S. Green Building Council