A Vicious Cycle

By: Jessica Stavole, Energy and Built Environment Working Group Project Intern Energy consumption patterns seem to trend in the same general direction; the more we consume in our daily behaviors, the more that is produced, imported or transmitted.  The development of renewable and alternative technologies seems to also follow a similar cycle of simple economics; …

An Open Mind

By: Jessica Stavole, Energy and Built Environment Working Group Project Intern I used to wish that time would stop, that it would stand still long enough for me to develop and see all of my ideas come to fruition through my actions.  Yet, the other day, I came across a grandfather clock that had the …

Integrated Energy Master Plan Draft Released

By Bill Brown, IU Director of Sustainability According to the 2010 Campus Master Plan, the Bloomington campus could “realize an overall 30% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2020 and an 80% reduction by 2050, including anticipated development.” The Campus Master Plan consultants, JJR/Smith Group, went on to state “these reductions can be achieved by reducing …