
‘A global leader’: Professor David Sinton highlights U of T’s sustainability efforts at the Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Mechanical and industrial engineering professor outlines efforts to make U of T “climate positive,” meaning the university will curb more emissions than it emits.

Large carbon footprint of new house construction mostly due to concrete basements
Analysis of 40 homes in Toronto suggests zoning and construction strategies that could reduce the environmental impact of new builds

Renewed Canada Research Chairs will power research into green chemistry and environmental remediation
Professors Elodie Passeport (CivMin, ChemE) and Ya-Huei (Cathy) Chin (ChemE) have both received renewed Canada Research Chairs

The UrbanScanner Project: Mobile monitoring of air pollution in cities
Professor Marianne Hatzopoulou (CivMin) and her team have designed and built a vehicle to enable detailed tracking of urban air pollution over space and time

Two-sided solar cells can collect scattered light to gather more energy
New technology developed by international team from Saudia Arabia, Canada, Germany and Italy

Fully operational DC microgrid boosts sustainability research in ECE
Researchers and students will have access to commercial-scale solar arrays and energy storage facilities — with the ability to collect real-time data

How clean electricity can upgrade the value of captured carbon
Researchers from U of T Engineering have developed a new pathway to convert CO2 captured with liquid amines into higher-value products, from fuel to plastics