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Alcoa Foundation's Conservation and Sustainability Fellowship Program: Enabling Technology for a Sustainable Energy Future through Interdisciplinary Research and Training
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The goal of the University of Michigan Alcoa Conservation and Sustainability Fellowship Program (ACSFP) is to develop an innovative interdisciplinary research initiative that addresses the link bet...
Analysis & Market Planning for Distributed Hydrogen Energy Stations
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The Department of Energy and DTE Energy opened the Hydrogen Technology Park, a first-of-a-kind facility that produces hydrogen and fuel cell electricity, all located in a residential neighborhoo...
Life Cycle Optimization of Household Clothes Washer Replacement
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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 r...
Large Scale Solar Photovoltaic Demonstration Project at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
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This project addresses the general lack of understanding about the benefits of large-scale photovoltaic systems by the general public. Therefore, the design, installation and operation of a 3...
Energy Utilization: Wastewater Treatment Facilities
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to perform a quantitative assessment of the life cycle of wastewater. The assessment begins with the various sources and applicable pretreatment for wastewate...
Aveda's Product Distribution System: A Strategic Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Energy Consumption
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Aveda Corporation (Aveda), a division of Estée Lauder, is widely considered to be on the forefront of environmental and social issues. The company is a manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer o...
State of Michigan Greenhouse Gas Inventory
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Ranking highest among all nations in greenhouse gas emissions, the United States faces a profound challenge to reduce emissions that are a direct cause of global atmospheric warming. Despite war...
Life Cycle Analysis of Three Steelcase Furniture Models
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This project evaluates current activities in regard to implementing sustainable design strategies into the product development process at Steelcase Inc. A life cycle inventory of three Steelcase produ...
UM Solar Decathlon/ Solar House Project
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The Birth of MiSo*
The Michigan Solar House (MiSo*) began in the summer of 2003 when it was one of nineteen colleges and universities selected by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energ...
MUSES: Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure Materials and Systems: Developing an integrated life cycle design framework
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Global production of concrete drives huge flows of material between natural and human systems.The shear magnitude of this material flow, which exceeds 12 billion tons each year, causes significant ...
Life Cycle Optimization of Household Refrigerator-Freezer Replacement
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Average energy consumption of new refrigerators sold in the U.S. decreased by approximately 60 percent between 1980 and 2002. Despite the dramatic energy efficiency improvements driven by energy st...
Curriculum Development for a Master of Science Degree in Alternative Energy Technology
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Alternative Energy Technology (AET) will dominate Michigan’s industrial and technology landscape for the coming decades, as evidenced by the tremendous amount of investment that the Federal government...
Technology Assessment and Evaluation for the NextEnergy Zone Microgrid System
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The objective of this project is to undertake a technology assessment of the Microgrid System to both describe and quantify its benefits in terms of life-cycle performance, energy efficiency and en...
Application of Life Cycle Assessment to US Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities
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This study documents the energy intensity and environmental impacts from operation of water and wastewater treatment systems through case-studies in US. Life-cycle energy and impact assessments were c...
A Practical Application for Measuring the Sustainability of Ben & Jerry's Dairy Suppliers
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Currently, Ben & Jerry’s lacks a comprehensive set of indicators by which to evaluate the environmental, social, and economic impacts of each of its ingredients. The intersection of these th...
MUSES: Sustainable Infrastructure Materials and Systems: Integration of Microstructure Tailoring and Life Cycle Analysis of Engineered Cementitious Compounds (ECC)
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Concrete use in infrastructures such as roadways, bridges and pipes causes huge material flows between natural and human systems. Global concrete construction exceeds 6 billion tons/yr and contribu...
City of Ann Arbor Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan
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On October 20, 1997, the City Council of Ann Arbor voted to adopt the necessary statutes committing the City to the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) campaign - an international program with the aim...
UltraLight Steel AutoBody - Advanced Vehicle Concept Life Cycle Inventory Study
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The study focused on updating the USAMP (United States Automotive Materials Partnership) Life Cycle Inventory Study methodology and model in order to model the new ULSAB-AVC automobiles.
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Critical Evaluation of LEED (Leadership on Energy and Environmental Design) - Using Life Cycle Assessment Year 2
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Current Work
This project focuses on the application of the Life-Cycle-Assessment (LCA) methodology to enhance metrics and tools for assessing buildings' environmental impacts. These objectives...
Energy Performance of Proposed/Ongoing Dana Building Renovations
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The objective of this project is to achieve increasing levels of energy performance above the prerequisite standard to reduce environmental impacts associated with excessive energy use, in order to sc...
Life Cycle Assessment of E-Publishing and Digital Libraries: Scholarly Books and E-Book Reading Devices
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The University of Michigan (UM) Digital Library Initiative has been at the forefront of promoting the use of electronically published books and journals. Our 2000/2001 AT&T fellowship foc...