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A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 5

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the app is finally approved, it will be

released in the Apple store for use in

schools as an educational tool.

Sustainability has become a hot

topic over the past few years and the

U.S. education system will soon begin

implementing sustainability into its cur-

riculum. With the rise of Internet and cell

phone use, it seems to be more of an ad-

vantage than a disadvantage to use mo-

bile technology effectively to enhance

student education. Creating an interac-

tive, rewarding, and informative mobile

app to aid in this endeavor is a logical

answer to these calls. Further, because

younger students learn more effectively

the earlier they are introduced to infor-

mation, aiming this proposed mobile

app toward younger students is perhaps

the best approach. Ideally, the mobile

application described in this workwill be

the beginning of successfully incorporat-

ing sustainability education into every

school in the U.S.

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For more information:

Priyadarshan

Manohar is an associate professor of

engineering, Robert Morris University,

6001 University Blvd., Moon, PA 15108,

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Fig. 3 —

Green building locator screen.

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