As solar energy makes headlines, apartment dwellers find sustainability options
June 27, 2018 by David Haldane, University of Southern California
Kelly T. Sanders takes short showers. Whenever possible, she avoids turning on the air conditioner. And she hasn't owned a car in years.
It helps, of course, that Sanders and her husband live in on-campus housing at USC, where she is an assistant professor of environmental engineering: She doesn't have to drive to work. The downside to the situation: She has no direct control over the environmental impact of the place in which she lives—the structure's effects on the air, water and land.
This has become a topic of some interest lately, especially in the wake of California's recent mandate requiring most new homes built after Jan. 1, 2020, be equipped with solar panels.
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