Cooling towers among ivory towers : a comparative analysis of research universities, electricity consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006.
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| author | Keegan, Brian C. (Brian Christopher) |
| author2 | Timothy G. Gutowski. |
| author_facet | Timothy G. Gutowski. Keegan, Brian C. (Brian Christopher) |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/367542019-04-12T09:22:25Z Cooling towers among ivory towers : a comparative analysis of research universities, electricity consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions Keegan, Brian C. (Brian Christopher) Timothy G. Gutowski. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. The rationale for university sustainability and existing international agreements on sustainability in higher education are reviewed in the context of developing a model to determine the linkages between three environmental impacts. It is proposed that larger university facilities draw more electricity which in turn cause increased greenhouse gas emissions. Using published environmental performance reports and sustainability audits from private and public research universities, facility size, electricity consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions are shown to exhibit strong correlations among each other even when normalized by student body, research population, or facility area. Preliminary analysis of secondary variables measuring financial resources and level of prestige display significant correlations suggest endogenous economic and social factors that contribute to micro-model of university greenhouse gas emissions. by Brian C. Keegan. S.B. 2007-03-12T17:50:39Z 2007-03-12T17:50:39Z 2006 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36754 78613076 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 45 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Keegan, Brian C. (Brian Christopher) Cooling towers among ivory towers : a comparative analysis of research universities, electricity consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions |
| title | Cooling towers among ivory towers : a comparative analysis of research universities, electricity consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions |
| title_full | Cooling towers among ivory towers : a comparative analysis of research universities, electricity consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions |
| title_fullStr | Cooling towers among ivory towers : a comparative analysis of research universities, electricity consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cooling towers among ivory towers : a comparative analysis of research universities, electricity consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions |
| title_short | Cooling towers among ivory towers : a comparative analysis of research universities, electricity consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions |
| title_sort | cooling towers among ivory towers a comparative analysis of research universities electricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36754 |
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