Search: Energy and Resources Group, Sustainable Development

Can be applied to the ERG minor if taken for 3 units. This course serves as an introduction to using energy efficiency and conservation in real applications. Students will apply background academic knowledge of the energy sector to work on energy and climate problems at UC Berkeley. Students will: Use energy efficiency and conservation to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions on campus Learn how to conduct energy audits and analyze building energy consumption in workshops given by professionals Implement an energy plan for a campus building that includes educational programs and structural/operational changes Gain essential experience in project development and management. The class will be held on Wednesdays from 2-4pm. Please contact Laura Moreno (lmoreno@berkeley.edu) if you are interested in taking either course (please specify which course you are interested in) or if you have any questions. Course control numbers will be sent out in mid-August.

This course provides concepts and hands-on design experience with innovative products or processes for improving sustainable communities. The focus will be resource-constrained communities. Teams of three or four students each will take on separate practical projects, with guidance from subject experts, to help mature technical/scientific innovations into useful products or processes.