<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> Engineering Sustainability Registration

Engineering Sustainability 2009: Innovations that Span Boundaries

Abstract Submittal Form

April 19-21, 2009, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Sponsored by the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, University of Pittsburgh
Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education & Research, Carnegie Mellon University

Important Dates:

Abstracts Due: October 24, 2008
Confirmation of Accepted Abstracts: November 21, 2008
Early Registration Ends: March 20, 2009
Conference: April 19–21, 2009

Authors may contribute papers in all subject areas related to the development of environmentally sustainable buildings and infrastructure.
The conference welcomes submissions from academia, industry, nonprofit organizations, government institutions, and other interested parties.
Abstracts must include sufficient content and information for adequate evaluation by the program committee.
The program committee will inform all submitting authors by November 21, 2008, whether their papers have been accepted for an oral or poster presentation.

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1. Green building design and construction; Greening the indoor environment

Design of more sustainable construction materials and building systems (HVAC, lighting, plumbing)
Design of a more sustainable construction process
Toward the zero-operating cost building
Impact of green construction on learning (schools), patient outcomes (hospitals), or worker productivity
Comparative analysis of green consumer product design for buildings
Rendering existing buildings more sustainable

2. Sustainable distributed power for the built environment

More cost-effective wind energy and solar power; technologies for individual buildings
Fuel cells for sustaining the built environment

3. Sustainable urban drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater infrastructure

Sustainable water collection and treatment systems
Strategies for water use reduction for the built environment
Urban stormwater management planning and technology

4. Design of more sustainable transportation grids

Sustainable maintenance materials and strategies
Biofuel distribution infrastructure

5. Using principles of sustainability to foster innovation and economic development

Ecological “footprinting”: measurement, evaluation and use in decision making
Green manufacturing technology

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