The Erb Foundation Grant continually impacts a variety of areas within sustainability and the University of Michigan. "The $4.5 million grant from the Erb Family Foundation to help establish the University of Michigan Water Center continues the Erb family's long...
Laurie's co-written chapter with Dan Mazmanian focuses on the many governance questions around local sustainable development. The book, Handbook of U.S. Environmental Policy by Oxford University Press, has been published and can be purchased on Amazon.com.
Four Erb MBA/MS Students Jenna Agins, Catherine Dyson, Raphael Meyer & Leah Zimmerman publish a feasilibility study on reducing waste during football gamedays. With a zero-waste program at Michigan Stadium, UM Athletics could step into a position of leadership in...
By Jenna Agins, Catherine Dyson, Raphael Meyer & Leah Zimmerman With a zero-waste program at Michigan Stadium, UM Athletics could step into a position of leadership in sustainability by diverting up to 90% of the waste generated on gamedays to commercial recycling...
"The Smart Grid: Where We Are Today and What the Future Holds" By Christian Hicks, Erb MBA/MS 2012 Renewable Energy Scholar View the report https://issuu.com/erbinstitute/docs/hicks-smart-grid
Project: Michigan Green Communities: Strengthening Municipal Sustainability Practices through Statewide Network Building Client: Michigan Green Communities Faculty Advisor: Josh Newell Student Group Members: Benjamin Bunker, Antonia Chan, Andrew Fang, Seth Federspiel,...
Smart Appliances Crucial for Smoothing the Energy Demand Curve Smart home appliances built to communicate directly with the Smart Grid would reduce peak electrical demand and the need for utilities to generate power known as “spinning reserves,” writes Erb...
By Holly Tallon The other day I watched a documentary that focused on one main question: are humans innately competitive or cooperative, or a mixture of both? This question really struck me because I realized I had never really thought about it much, considering how...
As Ford Motor Company's manager of social sustainability, David Berdish is at the vanguard of executive chairman Bill Ford's goal of transforming Ford "from a motor company to a mobility company." Read more: The Blue Oval Goes Green
Ann Arbor‐based startup, founded by four University of Michigan students, is in the midst of raising a seed round of up to $2 million to move it from proof‐of‐concept stage to commercialization. View the article