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Helping water utilities navigate the clean energy transition
"Water utilities are in the business of making clean water, not using clean energy," says Dr. Rob Sowby. "That needs to change."
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Pumping seawater to Great Salt Lake would take at least 11% of Utah's electricity demand
Three BYU CCE professors provide an early estimate of the proposed pipeline's energy requirement—and it's significant.
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Lab members support United Nations sustainability conference
Faculty and students from the Sustainability Lab presented at the United Nations "Why It Matters" conference on the Sustainable Development Goals, held at Utah Valley University Oct. 5–7, 2022. Their research covered professional ethics, corporate sustainability practices, and irrigation efficiency.
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Drought in Utah, Year Three: A Q&A with a BYU water expert on managing the ongoing threat
BYU professor Rob Sowby has contributed to over 200 civil engineering projects throughout North America, including many addressing sustainable water supply. With the current drought crisis in the Mountain West, he’s refining his efforts to be most helpful to water suppliers, policy makers and residents here in Utah.
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Team wins first place in Sustainable Solutions Competition
Undergraduate students design a winning tiny home development for transitional housing to help address homelessness.
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Agricultural irrigation consumes 1% of all U.S. electricity, BYU study finds
A clearer picture of the energy footprint of irrigation could help make water and energy use more sustainable.
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Irrigation study finds significant efficiency opportunities
A unique study of two Utah cities shows how urban landscapes are really irrigated—and why watering less may actually make many lawns greener.
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Sustainability Lab open house
In October the Sustainability Lab hosted its inaugural open house with games, pizza, and discussion about research projects supported by the lab. Over 50 faculty and students met for the event.
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