CEE has sponsored Girls Excel in Math (GEM) from 2005 thru 2013. GEM is a program run by the University of Minnesota for fourth through seventh grade girls who are interested in math. GEM works to further develop girls’ math skills and encourage enthusiasm for the subject.

The recent strengthening of some EPA standards raise the the question: how far can restrictions on point-source polluters be taken? One solution is to find ways to control pollution away from the source. Enter: energy efficiency.  

“Sustainability is the long-term goal and green buildings are one of the ways to get there... the briefest definition of green buildings is that they are common sense buildings.” 

A guest post from NYSERDA’s Craig Kneeland

Q & A to describe the various perceptions of energy efficiency's wider economic benefits and the assumptions behind our animation's financing and job creation calculations.

For those of us trying to influence public energy consumption, we need to answer the question: “what makes public health campaigns successful in changing behaviors?”

The Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources awarded CEE five CARD grants for projects to investigate new technologies with the potential to further energy efficiency, reducing environmental impact and keeping energy rates low for all Minnesotans. 

Benchmarking compares the energy performance of one building to a set of other similar buildings. It does not save energy directly, but can give you an idea if behavior change or technological investments could impact your building's performance. 

Could equating the good life with relationships, opportunities, and health reduce consumption and lower overall energy demand? We review an Ensia Live lecture by Peggy Liu about reframing the idea of prosperity for China’s middle class.

This guest post from LHB's Rick Carter describes tracking the progress of the Minnesota GreenStep Cities Program and outlines key findings so far.