STEINBRENNER INSTITUTE CORPORATE

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• STEINBRENNER INSTITUTE CORPORATE
• PARTNERSHIP MEETING
• David Dzombak
• Faculty Director, Steinbrenner Institute
• July 10, 2008

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THE STEINBRENNER INSTITUTERESEARCH CENTERS

• Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies
• Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics
• Center for Study and Improvement of Regulation
• Center for Sustainable Engineering
• Climate Decision-Making Center
• Green Design Institute
• Remaking Cities Institute
• Center for Water Quality in Urban Env Systems
• Design Decisions Laboratory

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THE STEINBRENNER INSTITUTERESEARCH CENTERS

• Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center
• Center for Sensed Critical Infrastructure
• Center for Advancement of Applied Ethics
• Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research
• Center for International Corporate Responsibility
• Center for Risk Perception and Communication
• Institute for Green Oxidation Chemistry
• STUDIO for Creative Inquiry
• Western Pennsylvania Brownfields Center

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STEINBRENNER INSTITUTE CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP

• Focus conduct cooperative, world-class research
  in environmental science, technology, management
  and policy on topics of interest to members
• Method individual projects with multiple
  corporate sponsors

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SICP MEETING GOALS

• Share information on environmental topics of
  common interest to participants
• Identify areas where research is needed to
  advance corporate objectives
• Feedback forms
• Open discussion

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SICP MEETING AGENDA

• Thursday, July 10
• 900-1030 Focus Topic 3 Green Buildings and
  Energy Efficiency
• 1030-1130 Discussion, other topics, next steps

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OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST?

• Contaminated soil and sediment remediation
• Legacy asset management brownfields development
• Nanotechnology and eco/human risk
• Product environmental performance standards
• Life cycle analysis buildings, biofuels, etc
• Building energy audits
• Air quality modeling
• Integrated plant modeling for emissions control
• Regulations and policy

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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SICP

• Other kinds of interactions-events of interest
• Other interests for accessing resources of the
  university
• Opportunities for value added in research
  collaborations

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SICP AFFILIATE BENEFITS

• Annual meeting with corporate partners
• Opportunities to participate in focused research
  projects
• Special student recruiting opportunities
• Issue-specific meetings or phone/video
  conferences
• Input on and access to weekend immersion courses
• Opportunities to participate in executive
  training, in collaboration with Tepper School of
  Business
• Employee-in-residence opportunities

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EXAMPLE RESEARCH PROJECT TIMELINE

• Months 1-3 Identify partners and define scope
• Months 3-6 Establish contract and project
  personnel
• Month 7 Project initiation
• Months 7-18 Project performance quarterly
  progress reports meetings as needed report at
  annual meeting publications presentations

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NEXT STEPS FOR SICP

• Confirmation of membership and follow-up on
  interest in membership
• Follow-up on interest in particular projects
• Follow-up on interest in particular group
  activities