VIDEO: Recognizing that energy is at the heart of many of the world's economic, environmental and political tribulations, Stanford is establishing a $100 million research institute to focus intently on energy issues.

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Stanford professors and an army of 13 graduate and undergraduate students have found that there are major differences in the “bang for the buck” from different technologies proposed for reducing the California’s greenhouse gas emissions by 170 million metric tons a year.

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Stanford researchers are engaging in cross-disciplinary research to find more sustainable ways of developing and operating buildings and infrastructure .

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While architects, engineers, and builders often try to make buildings more energy efficient, they need better tools and technologies to succeed. Hoping to help, Professors Goldsmith, Fischer, and Haymaker have each launched research projects sponsored by Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency (PIEE) aimed at developing just such tools and technologies.

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