Loose Leaf Winter 2014 | Page 10

Engineers for a Sustainable World ESW’s mission is to bring communities together to develop, implement, and share sustainable technologies and practices worldwide.To achieve our mission, we have six goals: ◦◦ Sustainable Projects ◦◦ Engineering Experience ◦◦ Educational Outreach ◦◦ Networking ◦◦ Fundraising ◦◦ Community Building Every quarter, we hold events and offer opportunities that meet each of these goals. Fall quarter, we hosted a tour of General Atomics, home to one of the trailblazing contributions to fusion technology. Along with our ongoing projects, we have community and outreach events as well as workshops and more industrial tours planned for the quarters to come. To stay in the loop and learn about other exciting events, connect with the ESW community through our website at esw.ucsd.edu and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/eswucsd. Harry’s Projects Hopkin’s Solar Panel Lighting Retrofit Several students and I are working with Building Commissioning to retrofit the current lighting under the solar panels on top of Hopkins. Lighting retrofits have quick paybacks and can yield substantial energy savings. In addition to these benefits, updating the lighting will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and will improve safety on the top of the parking garage. 09