Sustainability
For businesses, going green brings in greenbacks
January 30, 2012
Study finds manufacturers leading the drive to make sustainability a mainstream — and profitable — business practice.
Proposal for MIT Global Environment Initiative seeks public comment
December 21, 2011
Initiative expected to focus on six broad environmental research themes.
Also labeled: Collaboration, Environment, Faculty, MIT Administration, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Research, Students, Provost
Christoph Reinhart appointed associate professor of architecture
December 5, 2011
World renowned building scientist and architectural educator joins department
IPC Forum on Energy Innovation
November 22, 2011
New ways of developing clean, reliable, affordable U.S. energy supplies
New seminar explores computational sustainability
September 20, 2011
Also labeled: Computer science and technology, Special events and guest speakers
3 Questions: Dennis Frenchman on making cities sustainable
June 15, 2011
How the form of urban spaces adds to the energy they use.
Social entrepreneur and Build Change founder honored for earthquake-resistant housing innovation
May 10, 2011
$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 mileage
February 24, 2011
Brazilian waste pickers gain an inexpensive way to fuel their vehicles using leftover cooking oil.
Also labeled: Alternative energy, Energy, In the world, Global, Mechanical engineering, Media Lab, Students, Urban studies and planning
Academic, industry and government leaders explore systems thinking
October 27, 2010
Annual conference examines how approach could help solve the world's pressing problems.
Also labeled: Climate change, Economics, Health care, Industry, Policy, Special events and guest speakers, Systems design
Moavenzadeh named president of Masdar Institute
June 29, 2010
Longtime MIT engineering professor takes on role in Abu Dhabi, effective July 1.
Also labeled: Energy, Environment, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Global, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Faculty, Masdar
‘Efficiency Forward'
May 28, 2010
Ambitious collaboration between MIT and NSTAR aims to cut campus electricity use by 15 percent over 3 years.
MIT receives 3 Cambridge awards
May 26, 2010
Institute is honored for historical preservation and sustainability
BP Agrawal wins $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability
April 28, 2010
Honored for technology that improves access to clean water, health care and business development in rural India
Fund helps energy efficiency bloom across campus
April 22, 2010
Alumni gifts support the greening of MIT, and the resulting savings are being reinvested in similar projects.
John Sterman on sustainable accessibilty
March 24, 2010
From Transportation@MIT
Revitalizing the land of plenty with affordable housing
March 2, 2010
Students 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 hot
January 13, 2010
Campus food truck is filmed for upcoming TLC show
Graduate student’s business storms the cinema lighting industry
January 12, 2010
Nuclear 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.
Also labeled: Entrepreneurship, Hobby Shop, Nuclear science and engineering, Business, Student life, Students
The Future of Urban Mobility
January 5, 2010
A Global Collaboration to Make Urban Transport Sustainable
Also labeled: Architecture, Collaboration, Energy, Environment, Technology and society, Urban studies and planning, Transportation
Creating a game plan for transition to a sustainable economy
December 21, 2009
Jeffrey Hollender enumerates the many reasons he’s feeling bleak these days.
Massiah Foundation awards $80,000 to Terrascope Program
December 10, 2009
Massiah Foundation announces gift to support a field research trip during spring break in 2010.
Also labeled: Climate change, Students, Terrascope, Awards, honors and fellowships, Carbon sequestration, Collaboration
MIT goes to Copenhagen
December 10, 2009
Delegation of MIT professors, students and alumni attend historic global warming conference to present research and report on event
Also labeled: Climate change, Copenhagen, Energy, Environment, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Policy
News@MITSloan for Dec. 7
December 7, 2009
Roundup of news from the MIT Sloan School of Management for the week of Dec. 7
Also labeled: Leadership
The State of Drupal
November 30, 2009
Ashdown House gets LEED-Gold certification
November 24, 2009
MIT’s first such nod from the U.S. Green Building Council

























