Posts Tagged: sustainability

Engineering Researchers Awarded NSERC Grants

Five U of T Engineering researchers are among U of T recipients of Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) Strategic Project Grants (SPG) programs announced February 8, 2013. Professors Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE), Ömer Gülder (UTIAS), Nazir Kherani (ECE,…

Cities Can Affect Climate Change, Says U of T Engineering Study

Toronto – and other cities around the world – can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by implementing aggressive but practical policy changes, says a new study by Professor Chris Kennedy (CivE) and World Bank climate change specialist Lorraine Sugar…

U of T Engineering Makes Toronto Hydro a Little Smarter

Toronto’s electrical system is a little smarter now, thanks in part to a U of T team led by Professor Reza Iravani (ECE). Toronto Hydro has installed a 250-kW, 48-module battery storage unit at the Roding Arena and Community Centre in…

Researchers Explore Heat-recycling House Design

Researchers at U of T Engineering and Ryerson University are working to change the way we keep ourselves warm in the winter. Currently, space heating is the largest contributor to residential energy consumption in Canada at 60 per cent of…
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