Unboxing Impact: Emissions and Waste from Student Packages
For her Living Lab Project, Molly Tian worked with Mail & Package Services to lower emissions and decrease waste from mail deliveries.
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A Carbon Positive Blueprint for Deconstruction and Material Reuse
Project Background There is significant value in buildings (carbon, cost, historical significance) that is lost when the business-as-usual approach of demolition and rebuilding is continued. …
Project: Reducing Embodied Carbon in Purchasing
Elanna Mak conducted outreach to promote the switch from plastic to recycled lab supplies and explored factors impeding sustainable alternatives for compounds.
Project: Sustainable and Equitable Travel Through Website Design
Sammy Puckett, B.S. ’22, M.S. ’24, created narrative content to encourage Transportation site visitors to visualize changes for more sustainable commutes.
Project: Travel/Study Carbon Assessment and Plan
Yuan Tang, M.S. 2024, identified promising climate action plans for the Travel/Study program within the Stanford Alumni Association by analyzing emissions data.
Project: Enhancing Stanford’s EV Readiness
Nikita Salunke helped shape Stanford’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure as a Living Lab Fellow.
Project: Carbon Offsets and Internal Carbon Pricing
Jeremy Rubin, M.A. in Public Policy ’24, explored carbon offsets for Stanford’s scope 3 emissions, and engaged with stakeholders and experts to help the university achieve net zero emissions.
Project: Electrify the Farm
Sergio Lopez used his fellowship to electrify Stanford’s Educational Farm, reducing emissions and leading the transition of small farms from fossil fuel dependency.
Project: Scheduling for Sustainability
Justin West ’25 piloted an occupancy-based HVAC scheduling system in the Gates building, aiming to reduce energy consumption by 20% through adjustments based on real-time data.
Project: Reducing Embodied Carbon in Construction
Doctoral student Eleni Alexandraki, B.S. ’19 and M.S. ’21, developed a set of Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines for her Living Lab Fellowship Project.
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