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Dr. Benjamin Sovacool profile

New BU institute director wants to connect sustainability with justice

Sydney Kodama February 14, 2022
Benjamin Sovacool was named as the new Institute for Sustainable Energy director in January.
Two smokestacks. The Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy hosted the first webinar of a two-part series Friday to discuss how to decarbonize existing commercial buildings. COURTESY OF GERALD SIMMONS VIA FLICKR

Experts discuss decarbonization of existing commercial buildings

Emily Pauls November 9, 2021
Experts discuss solutions for buildings' carbon emissions.
Jacqueline Ashmore, executive director for the BU Institute for Sustainable Energy, spoke on the connected nature of water and electric utilities Friday in the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering. CONNYR LU/ DFP STAFF

BU professor explores water, energy innovation as part of symposium series

Julia Maruca April 2, 2019

Gesturing to an image of flowing water on her screen, Jacqueline Ashmore asked audience members to consider where their water came from. Ashmore, the executive director for the Boston University...

The Boston Green Ribbon Commission issued a report, led by the BU Institute for Sustainable Energy, with recommendations of strategies that the city should implement to reach its goal of becoming carbon-free by 2050. LEITHLAND KILBURN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Institute for Sustainable Energy finds solutions for carbon-free Boston

Alex LaSalvia February 1, 2019
A report released Tuesday by the Boston Green Ribbon Commission with research and analysis led by the BU outlined a list of strategies for Boston in order to reach its goal of becoming carbon-free by 2050.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announces the launch of Carbon Free Boston as part of the City’s Climate Action Plan. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh announces the City’s plans to be carbon neutral by 2050

Laura Al Bast December 3, 2017

In an attempt to neutralize Boston’s carbon emissions by 2050 and build on the city’s Climate Action Plan, Mayor Martin Walsh announced the Carbon Free Boston initiative on Tuesday. Through...

Harvey Michaels, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, speaks at an Earth Week+ event hosted by the BU Institute for Sustainable Energy on Tuesday afternoon. PHOTO BY ADRIANA DIAZ/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Intelligent buildings can be energy efficiency’s future, scholars say

Sophia Eppolito April 19, 2016

Scholars presented the concept of intelligent buildings as a key factor in the future of energy efficiency during a seminar Tuesday afternoon hosted by the Boston University Institute for Sustainable...

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