Research Publications

The recent shifts in China's auto industry policy from development only, through development with emission control, to development with cleaner vehicle technology demonstrates that China is attempting...

As part of the continuing effort at Steelcase to introduce environmental product innovations, the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems has conducted a series of life cycle assessment ...

Although the last decade witnessed dramatic progress in refrigerator efficiencies, inefficient, outdated refrigerators are still in operation, sometimes consuming more than twice as much electricit...

For years, resource geologists have estimated the amount of minerals and other deposits suitable for exploitation. On the local level, these projections provide information for investment decisions...

The recent shifts in China’s auto industry policy from development only, through development with emission control, to development with cleaner vehicle technology demonstrates that China is attempt...

Sustainability challenges confronting society in the 21st century include global climate change, declining fossil resources, persistent organic pollutants, freshwater scarcity, ecosystem degradation, ...

Three plausible scenarios--Tech World, Green World, and Trend World, for copper use in India during the 21st century are presented. The scenario framework is based upon the Intergovernmental Panel ...

A regional copper scenario model has been developed from the perspective of the generic Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change framework for greenhouse gas emissions scenarios for the four world...

Steelcase, Inc. (NYSE: SCS) is the global leader in the office environments industry, with headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan.2 Founded in 1912, Steelcase serves customers through a network of mor...

The energy efficiency of the average clothes washer in the United States improved by 88.4% from 1981 to 2003 (AHAM 2005). Replacement of old vertical-axis washers with new horizontal-axis washers resu...

Hydrogen has received great attention in recent years as an energy storage and transmission medium, given its potential environmental, national energy security, and performance benefits. DTE Energy an...

The PC-25 is a stationary power system manufactured by UTC Power. It uses a 200 kW phosphoric acid fuel cell with a lifetime of 85,000 hrs and it has an internal natural gas steam reforming system. Th...

As a world-class academic institution with more than 34,300 faculty & staff and 39,500 students,1 the University of Michigan consumes significant amounts of natural resources. Having a long histor...

While consuming 7.8 trillion Btu of energy in 2005 for daily operations in support of 34,300 faculty & staff and 39,500 students,1 the University of Michigan contributes to on- and off-site air an...

As an academic institution with over 27 million square feet of building space for 34,300 faculty & staff and 39,500 students,1 the University of Michigan consumes a substantial amount of energy to...

The University of Michigan faces the challenge of managing large volumes of waste generated by the UM community. Small-scale voluntary recycling activities existed in individual departments as early a...

Refrigerators-freezers are one of the most energy consuming home appliances accounting for 14% of electricity consumption of the entire US households in 2001. With tightened efficiency standards be...

In April of 2004, The University of Michigan Environmental Task Force (ETF) issued their advisory report to President Mary Sue Coleman. This report, included as Appendix A, proposed an environmental a...

The impact of cruise ships on the environment is an important issue that needs to be addressed in order to mitigate damage to the surrounding ecosystem. Cruise ships generate significant quantities of...