NUvention Energy is a new graduate-level program at Northwestern University co-sponsored by the Institute for Sustainability and Energy (ISEN) and the Farley Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation that will debut in April 2010. The program responds to the demand for innovation and entrepreneurship in the sustainable energy space that will increasingly be required to deal with climate change.

Design for Environment readings

A message from Jim Cahan, your instructor for this Thursday:

Dear Class:

Attached please find the background reading for the Environmental Life Cycle Analysis class on Thursday. Please focus your attention on Toffel article and the EHS regulatory outline. The other pieces are provided for background. If your project involves any chemicals which could be considered nanotechnology, the nano slide deck may be of use as well.  See you Thursday. Jim Cahan

toffel_horvath_2004

darbee_field_climate change

EHS Reg Overview Outline 2006

Nano 5-09

Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail.

James N. Cahan
Sidley Austin LLP
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Phone:  (312) 853-7750
Fax:      (312) 853-7036
Email:  jcahan@sidley.com

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