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...
What is an "energy strategy"? Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Issues in Science and Technology There’s been a lot of interest lately in an American “energy strategy”, which begs the question: What is an energy strategy? Unlike most efforts now under way...
"Solar Crowdsourcing: A New Way to Build Community" By Adam Byrnes, Erb MBA/MS 2012 Renewable Energy Scholar https://issuu.com/erbinstitute/docs/bynes-solar-crowdsourcing
"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
"The Green Button: Business Opportunities Arising From an Energy Data Standard" By Lawrence Han, Erb MBA/MS 2012 Renewable Energy Scholar View the report https://issuu.com/erbinstitute/docs/han-green-button
By: Andrew Hoffman Description: How do you make money when you tell your customers ‘don’t buy our stuff unless you really need it?’” This was the question that Yvon Chouinard, founder of the clothing company Patagonia, asked himself as he considered developing a new...
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...
The BP Oil Spill as a Cultural Anomaly? Institutional Context, Conflict, and Change was selected as the "Breaking the Frame" Award winner for papers published in JMI in 2011. Journal of Management Inquiry is sponsored by the Western Academy of Management. The paper...
Patagonia: Encouraging Customers to Buy Used Clothing (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Patagonia A: Encouraging Customers to Buy Used Clothing (Case study #1-429-230) – published 03/2012, 22 pages. By: Allyson Johnson, Courtney Lee, Steven Rippberger, and...
Patagonia B: Encouraging Customers to Buy Used Clothing (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Patagonia B: Encouraging Customers to Buy Used Clothing (Case study #1-429-231) – published 03/2012, 6 pages. By: Allyson Johnson, Courtney Lee, Steven Rippberger,...