{"id":1747,"date":"2022-10-18T16:10:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T20:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/?p=1747"},"modified":"2022-10-18T16:10:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T20:10:26","slug":"two-engineering-students-strive-to-create-more-sustainable-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/2022\/10\/18\/two-engineering-students-strive-to-create-more-sustainable-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Two engineering students strive to create more sustainable communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

For her project, Brito worked with a construction and dredging company to inventory their equipment that contains combustible engines. They also performed carbon footprint calculations for the equipment, and presented ways and means to reduce their emissions. The project deliverables involved creating a complicated database, but she says the real-life experience working in a diverse team was just as valuable.<\/p>\n

I took on a leadership role within the team and that brought along learning opportunities. I started delegating assignments, learning how to handle conflicts between team members, and working to increase our productivity.<\/p>\n