Members of the campus group Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) are harnessing the strength of the sun to improve the situation of an impoverished Haitian school and jumpstart a new dairy industry in rural Peru.
First discovered in the 1920s, LEDs are semiconductors that convert electricity into light. The holy grail of solid-state lighting is a true white LED — and the key to true white LEDs is all about green.
The Princeton Review has selected Rensselaer for inclusion in a new publication for college applicants: The Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges. Developed in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the Guide to 286 Green Colleges is the first comprehensive guidebook focused solely on institutions of higher education who have demonstrated an above average commitment to sustainability in terms of campus infrastructure, activities and initiatives.
Sustainability Charrette 2009
Sponsored by the President’s Office, the inaugural Rensselaer Sustainability Charrette — comprised of an interdisciplinary team of Rensselaer students, faculty, and staff — generated numerous ideas for projects and initiatives that could potentially be implemented at Rensselaer to improve the way we operate, educate, research and live in regards to sustainability.
The Student Sustainability Task Force (SSTF) recently released their first “Sustainability at Rensselaer” report. Researched, compiled and written by members of the SSTF, the report includes input from many members of the Rensselaer community, including vice presidents, deans, directors, faculty and staff.
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