Engineers for a Sustainable World
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Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) is a not-for-profit network headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. ESW is an umbrella organization with chapters established at over 50 colleges, universities, and city chapters located primarily in the United States and Canada[2] ESW members work on technical design projects that have a focus on sustainability and environmental issues. Projects can be located either on-campus, in the local community, or internationally. Chapters are made up of students or professionals and are semi-autonomous.
Abbreviation | ESW |
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Founded | Founded 2001, Incorporated 2013 |
Founded at | Cornell University |
Type | NGO |
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Legal status | Active |
Focus | Sustainability, environmental protection, education |
Headquarters | Pittsburgh, PA |
Location | |
Origins | Cornell University |
Area served | United States, Canada, Latin America, Africa |
Method | Student- and professional-led technical projects, education, conferences |
Members | 2000[1] |
Official language | American English |
Key people | Kyle Gracey, Chair, Board of Directors |
Revenue | US$70000 |
Volunteers | 500 |
Website | www |
Formerly called | Engineers Without Frontiers - USA |
ESW was known as Engineers Without Frontiers USA (EWF-USA) through 2004. ESW was established in 2001 in Ithaca, New York at Cornell University. ESW was based at Cornell from 2001 through August 30, 2007, when it moved its headquarters to the San Francisco Bay Area. In July 2011, ESW moved its headquarters to Merced, California at the University of California, Merced. In July 2013, the organization became an independent legal entity with its headquarters currently in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.