Posts Tagged: sustainability
Throughout history, river basins and other coupled human-natural systems have sustained civilization by supplying essential services like water, food, and energy. However, mounting pressures from population growth, economic development, urbanization, […]
CivMin Professor Matthew Roorda is leading the group of researchers from U of T, McMaster University and York University Professor Matthew Roorda (CivMin) is leading an academic collaboration between 10 faculty […]
U of T Engineering researchers have launched two major air quality studies to assess non-tailpipe emissions and winter air pollutants. The studies will involve collecting data at notable landmarks across […]
Raymond Bhushan (Year 3, MinE) has been awarded the Okane Consultants Sustainable Mining Scholarship. Currently he’s on his PEY Co-op with Vale at their South Mine location near Sudbury, Ont. The […]
Undergrad summer student research positions explored The following is part of a series introducing CivMin’s undergraduate summer students to the Department and our greater community. We explore the students’ projects, […]
New research explores the potential of artificial intelligence to optimize heating and cooling in buildings on the U of T campus We know we are supposed to switch the lights […]
Ike Arzoumanian, a second-year Civil Engineering student, was part of a multidisciplinary team of three people to win first place at the Sustainable Buildings Challenge. The winning trio includes Eliany […]
One of the most powerful tools for mitigating the impact of climate change could be a material that is so common we tend not to think about it very much […]
April 22, 2022 | CBC News
Microplastics exist all around us — in the water we drink, the food we eat and the air we breathe. But before researchers can understand the real impact of […]
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