BCT’s Ben Weil Discusses Ice Dams on Boston.com

BCT’s Ben Weil Discusses Ice Dams on Boston.com

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 06:15 PM PST Ben Weil, BCT’s extension faculty member in building energy, was called upon recently by Boston.com to discuss the ever-popular winter topic of ice dams. The following article features his very helpful tips for avoiding this common winter nuisance: Ice dam basics: How to prevent them and avoid a lot of costly water damage For more on the topic, also check out our other article on this site: Preventing Ice Dams. ...
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Professors Rick Peltier (Public Health) and Charlie Schweik (ECo, CPPA) Receive a Grant to Develop an International Collaboration in the Development and Deployment of Low-cost Air Pollution Sensors

Professors Rick Peltier (Public Health) and Charlie Schweik (ECo, CPPA) Receive a Grant to Develop an International Collaboration in the Development and Deployment of Low-cost Air Pollution Sensors

This proposal establishes a partnership between six international institutions on four continents to enable a platform for the development of inexpensive, user-configurable air pollution sensors. A particular focus of this application is building a network of solutions well suited for use in the developing world, where pollution levels, and corresponding public health risks, are highest. The team will construct a comprehensive framework for the development of low-cost air pollution sensing hardware and software, which can be used to address a global pandemic responsible for millions of premature deaths and altering our climate balance. The model follows a distributed effort approach, where WUN-affiliated investigators produce open-source and freely available software, coupled with hardware that is both inexpensive to obtain and easy to assemble. Providing these resources freely to our collaborators, as well as to anyone with internet access, will empower millions of people to build upon these developments providing a highly scalable and utilitarian instrument capable for answering a wide range...
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Katherine Zeller Selected as Switzer Environmental Fellow

Katherine Zeller Selected as Switzer Environmental Fellow

PhD student, Katherine Zeller  has been selected as a Switzer Environmental Fellow by the Switzer Foundation.  She is one of 22 fellows selected from around the U.S. as "emerging environmental leaders who are pursuing graduate degrees and are dedicated to positive environmental change in their careers.” Over the years, only a few of our ECo grad students have been selected for this prestigious award. Congratulations Kathy!!! Award Details UMass News & Media Post  ...
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