Circular economy is more popular than ever before—so what comes next? This is the question that the REMADE? Circular Economy Tech Summit and Conference was developed to answer. https://lnkd.in/eJrmiGME
RIT Golisano Institute for Sustainability
研究服务
Rochester，NY 1,389 位关注者
A leading sustainability research, development, and technology deployment unit within Rochester Institute of Technology.
关于我们
The Golisano Institute for Sustainability, located in upstate New York, is a leading sustainability research, development, and technology deployment unit within Rochester Institute of Technology. It consists of academic programs in sustainability and a diverse set of applied research centers, sponsored programs, and initiatives that focus on industry and government collaboration on the deployment of new technologies for more efficient and sustainable products, processes, and systems.
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https://www.rit.edu/sustainabilityinstitute
RIT Golisano Institute for Sustainability的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 研究服务
- 规模
- 51-200 人
- 总部
- Rochester，NY
- 创立
- 2007
- 领域
- sustainability、remanufacturing、higher education和circular economy
动态
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Learn how GIS assistant professor Nathan Williams and his students are tackling energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa through community collaboration and technological innovation. https://ow.ly/O8L250Ue6eM
RIT professor helps to tackle energy access in rural Africa
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It was a privilege to host Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association's November meeting. Our technical director, Michael Thurston, led a discussion about using automation to improve your bottom line, focusing on areas like reman, quality assurance, and packaging improvements. Attendees also had the opportunity to tour RIT's research facilities dedicated to packaging and advanced manufacturing.
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RIT Golisano Institute for Sustainability转发了
?? Exciting leadership opportunity! We’re seeking a vision-driven leader to direct our team. Each day, we work with businesses, communities, and researchers across New York to advance pollution prevention in support of the state’s sustainability goals. This is an exciting opportunity to steer a dynamic organization led by Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in partnership with Cornell University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Clarkson University, and Binghamton University. Learn more > https://ow.ly/2VcX50U82UN
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It was an honor to welcome program managers from the U.S. Space Force and Air Force to Sustainability Hall last week to kick off this major initiative. RIT's NanoPower Research Laboratories, based in GIS, will help to advance the departments' use of solar power technology in space. Researchers from project partners Arizona State University, University of North Texas, University at Buffalo, and the University of Michigan also attended the event.
RIT researchers are working on using new materials to help propel spacecraft into the cosmos.
RIT selected to receive $9.9 million for U.S. Space Force research
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Need a primer on how, exactly,?the sustainability of a product is?measured? Read on. https://lnkd.in/enQwejuh
What is life cycle assessment (LCA)?
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According to Amit Batabyal, interim head of RIT's department of sustainability, grocery stores face three choices when considering what to do with unsold food that is nearly expired. https://ow.ly/zUSL50TYiyz
The decision supermarkets face with perishable food
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The green roof of Sustainability Institute Hall is getting a little "R&R" today—rooftop restoration, that is! ? Campus volunteers are weeding and preparing the gardens for winter. The natural covering of the green roof keeps the building significantly warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer, and provides a beltway for butterfly migration.
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How do hydroponic container farms fare as an alternative to conventional agriculture? A new paper from GIS professor Callie Babbitt and Alexa Kaminski, a doctoral student at GIS, investigates this question. ?? https://ow.ly/QuBK50TMCB0
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Is #textilewaste a problem? Yes. Is it one we can solve? Also yes. That's especially true if we use resources like this one to better understand the choices people make about what to do with old or damaged garments.
??NEW RESOURCE ALERT: We recently partnered with Hyloh to learn how New York City residents might—or might not—go about repairing a piece of clothing or an accessory. Explore the interactive visualization map and see what barriers and opportunities to textile repair our research study revealed. ?? https://ow.ly/ff9P50TJIqN hyloh.
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