Student and Junior Faculty Travel Support for Engineering Sustainability 2009:  Innovations that Span Boundaries

匹兹堡大学的马斯卡罗可持续发展倡议和CMU的施泰因布伦纳环境教育与研究所将主办一个题为“2009年工程可持续发展：跨越边界的创新”的会议。“它将在大卫L举行。劳伦斯会议中心在匹兹堡，宾夕法尼亚州，从2009年4月19日至21日。 预计约有300人参加。 本次会议将汇集来自学术界、政府、工业和非营利组织的工程师和科学家，分享针对环境可持续建筑和基础设施发展的前沿研究和实践成果。 将围绕以下主题组织全体会议和并行的口头和海报会议：绿色建筑设计和施工;绿化室内环境;建筑环境的可持续分布式电源;可持续的城市饮用水，雨水和废水基础设施;设计更可持续的交通网络;利用可持续性原则促进创新和经济发展。

CBET-0828664BeckmanThe Mascaro Sustainability Initiative of the University of Pittsburgh and the Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research at CMU will host a conference entitled "Engineering Sustainability for 2009: Innovations that Span Boundaries." It will be held in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA, from April 19-21, 2009. About 300 participants are expected. This conference will bring together engineers and scientists from academia, government, industry, and non-profits to share results of cutting edge research and practice directed at the development of environmentally sustainable buildings and infrastructure. Plenary talks and concurrent oral and poster sessions will be organized around the following themes: green building design and construction; greening the indoor environment; sustainable distributed power for the built environment; sustainable urban drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater infrastructure; design of more sustainable transportation grids; using principles of sustainability to foster innovation and economic development.