About the Initiative Research Themes/projects: 1. Sustainability assessment and management of IT hardware The production, use and disposal of the new IT infrastructure has implications for environmental, social and economic issues. This research theme aims to understand the interfaces between IT infrastructure and sustainability and develop knowledge, technologies and policies to improve management to achieve societal objectives. Current Projects: · Sustainability and international reuse and recycling of computers · Life Cycle Assessment of IT hardware 2. Environmental assessment of IT-driven shifts in business, society and lifestyles IT-enabled modes of business and lifestyles, such as e-commerce and telework, have environmental consequences distinct from their predecessors. In addition, IT affects levels of personal income, on what that income is spent, and in how people spend their time. Research in this theme analyzes relationships between business models, lifestyles and consumption patterns to characterize their environmental significance. Current Projects: · Designing and Assessing Sustainable Networked Delivery Systems 3. Enhancing adoption of environmental applications of IT Research in this theme analyzes economic and behavioral characteristics of alternate IT-enabled systems to achieve environmental and other societal objectives. Current Projects: · Monitoring and control systems to reduce energy use in homes People: Eric Williams, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & School of Sustainability, Arizona State University Braden Allenby, Lincoln Professor of Ethics, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University Callie Babbitt, Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University Liqui Deng, M.S. student, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University Ramzy Kahhat, PhD candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University Junbeum Kim, PhD candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University Robert J. Meyers, M.S. student, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University Ming Xu, PhD candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University Yan Yang, M.S. student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University