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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, Braden Allenby, Callie Babbitt,
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Liqui Deng, M.S. student, Ramzy Kahhat,
PhD candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Junbeum Kim, PhD
candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Robert J. Meyers, M.S. student, School of
Sustainability, Ming Xu, PhD candidate,
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