sustainable engineering

Explores sustainable materials used in industrial design.

"Explore[s] the many ways people around the world are using their STEM knowledge to tackle the global energy crisis"--Provided by publisher.

"[Describes] how energy engineers help make sure that our energy demands are met in a number of different ways ... Real-life examples and a design challenge help students understand key concepts related to the engineering process, and how energy engineers will play a vital role in our future."--Provided by publisher.

"Readers learn how green engineers cut down on waste and the use of natural resources by inventing new materials and techniques. This resource covers recycling, reuse, and renewable energy sources and explains global warming and greenhouse gases and their effects on Earths environment.--Amazon.

Discusses coal, iron, and other metals that are mined, the effects of mining on the environment, and how mining could be managed more sustainably.

An illustrated introduction to green technology, explaining how it is made and used, discussing how green technology allows for reduced waste and pollution, and describing the impact of biofuels and nanotechnology on everyday life.

This book looks at the history of alternative energy including solar and wind power. In it the author explores both the forgotten history and the visionary future of America's green technology inventors. Few today realize that electric cabs dominated Manhattan's streets in the 1890s; that solar water heating boomed in California before the first World War, that Boise, Idaho, had a geothermal heating system in 1910; or that the first megawatt turbine in the world was built in 1941 by the son of publishing magnate G.P. Putnam, a feat that would not be duplicated for another forty years. Likewise, while many remember the oil embargo of the 1970s, few are aware that it led to a corresponding explosion in green technology research that was only derailed when energy prices later dropped.