Research will be conducted to determine how varying social contexts affect the use of the technology or practice and how the technology or practice affects the social fabric in which it is used. With this effort, students and faculty will work to humanize the scientific method to include social impacts and influences thus providing a rich forum for social as well as scientific inquiry. See our Criteria for Selecting Technologies . On the Right is Honda's new Insight Hybrid Electric Vehicle. An all aluminum frame is combined with an advanced dual power system to result in 71 mpg.
Hybrids represent an important step to renewable powered fuel cell cars.
Aprovecho Research Institute is helping develop the Estufa Justa - a simple wood burning stove that optimizes wood use for cooking in developing countries. Both technologies use elegant design and materials and technologies appropriate to the need. Ecovillage at Ithaca's homes share a common home heating and domestic hot water system. Initially the research projects will work on establishing quantitative and qualitative sustainability standards and baseline data on ecovillage resources and impacts. We will use and further develop the concept of ecological footprinting as presented by Wackernagel and Rees in Our Ecological Footprint .