2010 High School Essay Contest Winners

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2010 Topic

It has become a global priority to address climate change and renewable/sustainable energy sources. One aspect of this is reducing the carbon footprint of buildings. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) staff and visiting scientists conduct research in a number of areas that may be applied to this challenge (nanotechnology, energy storage, biofuels, computational sciences, energy transfer, etc.). Using reference to BNL research, describe potential solutions to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of buildings. You may choose multi-family residences, urban communities, industrial or manufacturing complexes, or others as appropriate. The essay must also discuss the challenges to scaling your solutions up to a national/global effort.

Special thanks go to the judges who volunteered their time to read the essays that were submitted.