All Hands on Deck for Wildfire Resilience
CIEE Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Miriam Aczel shares her impressions from the 2023 Wildfire Resilient Structures (WiReS) Conference, where diverse stakeholders gathered to discuss wildfire risk in the built environment and propose solutions that support community resilience.
Announcing the 2023 Art Rosenfeld Award Winner: Eleanor Adachi
As the newest Art Rosenfeld Award recipient, Adachi will research the potential impacts of dynamic electricity pricing on reducing retail electricity costs for different customer groups.
New Study Uses Satellite to Better Predict Wildfires
Dr. Michele Barbato recently co-published a research paper that studied Californian wildfires using satellite technology.
Event Recap: Positive Tipping Points to Avoid Climate Tipping Points – 2023 BEST Center Annual Institute
Professor Tim Lenton gave a webinar at the BEST Center’s 2023 Annual Institute on climate tipping points and the crucial role of “positive social tipping points” to avoid climate catastrophe.
CIEE Celebrates Earth Month 2023
CIEE is excited to celebrate Earth Month 2023! Here are some simple tips to reduce household waste and save energy in our everyday lives.
Call for Abstracts: BECC 2023
Abstract submissions are open for the 2023 Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change (BECC) Conference! Submit by April 1st, 2023.
Research Updates from 2022 Art Rosenfeld Award Winner Alanna Cooney
Alanna Cooney, PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley and recipient of the 2022 Art Rosenfeld Award, shares how the award has helped further her research on thermal energy storage.
Book Review: Miriam Aczel on Rewilding in India
CIEE Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Miriam Aczel reviews Rewilding: India’s Experiments in Saving Nature by Bahar Dutt.
BECC Webinar Recap: ‘Equitable Digitalization of Residential Energy Technologies’
The use of residential smart technology has led to new energy efficiency investments, but important questions remain regarding who benefits from home energy digitalization and how to ensure it is equitable. Empowering and engaging with people, particularly the most vulnerable, is key to better understanding and utilizing these technologies.
Engaging and Empowering Technicians for an Energy-Efficient Future: BEST Center’s 2022 in Review
Over the past decade, the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center has worked to promote energy-efficient and healthy building operations by advancing building science and technician education. As 2022 draws to a close, we look back at an exciting year of projects and achievements.
