Past / Published Environment & Energy Projects

The environmental challenges we face as a society today are driving increased interest, research, and investment in new energy solutions. As one of the world’s leading science and technology universities and home to one of the nation's leading business schools, UC Berkeley is positioned to take a leadership role in the future of the energy industry. Interdisciplinary practitioners are needed. We are proposing a program that will connect current resources and attract these practitioners through courses, scholarships, fellowships, internships, speakers series, field trips, and community building events. The program will produce a new kind of leader and accelerate the pace of energy innovation. Learn more

The Casual Ride Project aims to fill thousands of empty seats in the cars and trucks that ply our roads each day, by providing instant matching of willing drivers with willing passengers. With current average occupancy of only 1.1 people per vehicle, most cars have capacity to accommodate additional travel demand to destinations throughout the Bay Area. Learn more

The UV Tube project strives to: - Develop an effective and low-cost water disinfection system for underserved families and communities. - Develop dissemination strategies sensitive to local needs. - Spread awareness of the point-of-use approach to water disinfection and create liaisons amongst NGOs, academic units, governmental institutions, industries and communities at the grass roots level. - Educate students on the fields of development and sustainability. Learn more

1.To boost awareness of the citizens of the world to come together as a collective intelligence. 2. Think globally, act locally. Teach through example rather than words. Pragmatic ideas (see "Things you can do ") Learn more

Utilize the state of the art research facilities at UC Berkeley to research, test and advance the state of knowledge of alternative cementitious binders. Learn more

1) Build the non-profit charitable organization. 2) Give back to our communities through volunteer service and educational action. 3) Our next course of action will require a careful analysis for the most ideal sustainable designs for each of the "Sustainable Living Centers" within the surrounding area of UC Berkeley community. 4) We’ll interview top authorities from various fields, conduct scientific case studies, and essentially create a comprehensive prospectus for your local commercial/residential properties that you desire to convert. 5) From this information, we'll provide the most ideal "Sustainable Living Center" models for both the commercial/residential properties and implement the transformative designs by the due date of August 21, 2010. However, work will be done as quickly as possible. 6) Finally, we’ll create and market a, “Alternative Student housing,” certification/option for existing students that will be endorsed by UC Berkeley as an extension of the campus community. Learn more