Student and Junior Faculty Travel Support for Engineering Sustainability 2011: Innovation and the Triple Bottom Line

匹兹堡大学的马斯卡罗可持续创新中心和卡内基梅隆大学的施泰因布伦纳环境教育和研究所将举办一个题为“环境与发展”的会议。工程可持续发展2011：创新和三重底线。 会议将在大卫湖举行。劳伦斯会议中心在匹兹堡，宾夕法尼亚州，2011年4月10日至12日。 预计约有320人参加。 这笔资金将用于为多达35名学生和初级教师提供旅行支持。 本次会议将汇集来自学术界、政府、工业界和非营利组织的工程师和科学家，分享针对以下主题的前沿研究和实践成果：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;更可持续的交通网络设计;利用可持续性原则促进创新和新产品设计。

The Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh and the Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research at CMU will host a conference entitled ?Engineering Sustainability 2011: Innovation and the Triple Bottom Line.? The conference will be held in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA, April 10-12, 2011. About 320 participants are expected. The funds will be used to provide travel support for up to 35 students and junior faculty. 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 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 new product design.