Spring 2022
Beneath the surface
Stories in the Spring 2022 issue of Washington State Magazine probe into Yellowstone's hidden volcanic secrets, the mysteries of bear hibernation, and more. » More ...
Energy efficiency
Spring 2022
The betwixt and between of energy-efficient buildings
As Washington state adopts the nation’s strictest energy codes, Washington State University research and training does some serious looking at building efficiency. » More ...
Fall 2017
Jennifer Eskil ’81
After 30 years of shepherding environmental and energy efficiency projects around the Northwest, Jennifer Eskil ’81 retired last spring with accolades.
Her employer, the Bonneville Power Administration, certainly recognized her achievements. BPA Administrator Elliot Mainzer presented the Walla Walla resident with the agency’s highest honor, the BPA Meritorious Service Award.
Eskil received the distinction during the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2017 awards program in March. The award recognizes individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to BPA’s mission through excellence in their chosen field for 10 years or more. Eskil was the industrial and agriculture sector lead in energy efficiency.
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Spring 2009
Building Green
Jeff Feinstein ’85 finds green investment a hedge against a down economy
Our gas-guzzling, carbon-spewing automobiles draw a lot of the blame for the build-up of greenhouse gases most scientists say is making the world warmer. That’s led to a worldwide flurry of investment in biofuels research and more fuel-efficient vehicles–even hybrid diesel Kenworth semis, built by Paccar in Kirkland.
But amid all that traffic, a quiet community of builders and designers is starting to speak up, saying that if we want to make real reductions in energy use, we just have to look closer to home–to our houses, offices, and high-rise condos.
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