#BUCPUA Fall 2016 Keynote Lecture: Rob Thornton Presents “District Energy in Cities”
On October 13, 2016, Rob Thornton outlined how cities around the globe from Copenhagen to Dubai, Paris to Boston are investing in district energy thermal heating and cooling networks to enhance resource efficiency, conserve fuel and water, and strengthen energy resiliency for local economies.
Amory Lovins Presents “Disruptive Energy Futures”
Amory Lovins of Rocky Mountain Institute presented a bold vision of transformational changes that can dramatically reduce carbon emissions from transportation, buildings, and the electric grid on September 15th at Boston University Questrom School of Business. The event was co-sponsored by the Institute for Sustainable Energy, sustainability@bu, and the Energy & Environmental Sustainability MBA Concentration.
Peter Fox-Penner Presents New Developments in Sustainable Energy
Peter Fox-Penner, ISE Director, presents New Developments in Sustainable Energy: BU & Beyond to Questrom’s Executive MBA Alumni weekend Luncheon on October 1, 2016. Download the slides.
Professor Gallagher speaks about financing China’s role in global energy at the Center for Strategic & International Studies
ISE affiliated faculty member, Professor Kevin Gallagher, was featured in a panel discussion that focused on the role of Chinese state financing in global energy development. Professor Gallagher also presented findings from a recent study he authored through BU’s Global Economic Governance Initiative. The study, ‘Fueling Growth and Financing Risk,’ examines the benefits and risks […]
Climate Change Policy After Paris
In 2015 world leaders negotiated a major agreement, known as the Paris Agreement, to reduce climate change and committed to take action to keep global temperature rise below 2C by the end of the century. Watch the video below to find out what Ken Berlin, President & CEO of The Climate Reality Project, has to say about climate […]
Urban Mobility in Clean, Green Cities
Between 2010 and 2050, the number of people living in world’s urban areas is expected to increase by 80 percent. This growth will intensify the great challenges for urban mobility. Cities increasingly face problems caused by transport and traffic, and how to keep cities clean and green become critical. Watch videos below to find out what Henry Kelly, University of […]
The Future of Energy Efficiency
Harvey Michaels, MIT, and Robert Kaufmann, Boston University, explored the future of efficient energy, including intelligent buildings at the edge of a decarbonized energy grid on the first day of ISE Earth Week events.
Ken Berlin Talks About Climate Change Policy
Ken Berlin, President & CEO of The Climate Reality Project, talks about climate change policy after the Paris Agreement on the last day of ISE Earth Week events, April 21, 2016.
Intelligent buildings can be energy efficiency’s future, scholars say
April 19, 2016 10:13 pm · Posted by Sophia Eppolito Scholars presented the concept of intelligent buildings as a key factor in the future of energy efficiency during a seminar Tuesday afternoon hosted by the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy.
Presentations and Videos on Urban Mobility
Henry Kelly, University of Michigan, and Christos Cassandras, Boston University, talked about urban mobility issues in clean and green cities during ISE Earth Week events on April 20, 2016. Download Dr. Kelly’s slides. Download Prof. Cassandras’s slides.