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GCSC Seminar: Amy Wildermuth “Navigating Renewable Energy Challenges on Campus”

210 ASB (Aline Skaggs Biology bldg) 257 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, United States

“Navigating Renewable Energy Challenges on Campus” - Amy Wildermuth, Chief Sustainability Officer, University of Utah. 4pm, 210 ASB Universities are increasingly interested in finding ways to bring renewable energy to power their campus. Universities, and particularly public universities, have certain qualities that make this effort a unique challenge. Using the University of Utah as an […]

GCSC Seminar: Ryan Smith – “Building systems: ecological design and construction”

210 ASB (Aline Skaggs Biology bldg) 257 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, United States

“Building Systems: ecological design and construction” - Ryan Smith, Assoc. Dean for Research, College of Architecture + Planning, U of Utah.  4pm, 210 asb Building systems is a noun - the built infrastructure systems that constitute our physical world.  Building systems is also a verb - the daily design decisions of architects, planners, engineers, contractors and […]

GCSC Seminar – Natalie Gochnour “What’s missing in Utah’s economic prosperity?”

210 ASB (Aline Skaggs Biology bldg) 257 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, United States

"What's missing in Utah's economic prosperity?" - Natalie Gochnour, Director, Gardner Policy Institute, Associate Dean, David Eccles School of Business, U of Utah The Utah economy receives accolades for rapid job growth, low unemployment, industrial diversity, and upward mobility. Economic growth, however, brings challenges as not all areas of the state are prospering and new residents […]

GCSC Seminar – Lisa Dilling “Learning lessons from managing drought: Adaptation in an interconnected, uncertain world”

210 ASB (Aline Skaggs Biology bldg) 257 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, United States

"Learning lessons from managing drought: Adaptation in an interconnected, uncertain world" - Lisa Dilling, Director, NOAA Western Water Assessment; Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Abstract Cities in the U.S. have been adapting to drought for many years, implementing a combination of mechanisms to cope with climate and water variability and increasing population. These experiences […]