MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Source URL: http://dusp.mit.edu/subject/fall-2012-11168

Enabling an Energy Efficient Society

Explores the ways in which energy efficiency is enabled by innovations in technology, business models, and public initiatives, and its potential to create societal, economic and carbon benefits. Supported by guest interviews with government and industry efficiency leaders, students critically examine current practice methods and issues. Develops skills in areas such as building energy analysis, economic resource planning, energy information and behavioral analysis, and business/program strategy development and evaluation. Assignments challenge students to discover, analyze, and articulate strategic approaches to scaling transformative ideas. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 25.

Instructor(s): 
Harvey Michaels [1]
Room number: 
9-354
Credits: 
4-0-8
U/G
Schedule: 
W (1:00-2:30)
F (1:00-3:00)
Semester: 
Fall 2012 [2]
Project Images: 
Linked: 
Yes
Subject number: 
11.168
Joint subjects: 
11.379
15.231
Subject Level: 
Undergraduate [3]
Combined Level: 
2

Links:
[1] http://dusp.mit.edu/faculty/harvey-michaels
[2] http://dusp.mit.edu/semester/fall-2012
[3] http://dusp.mit.edu/subject-level/undergraduate