Title:

Energy Perspective: Building Systems and Pushing the Envelope: Achieving Stretch Goals to Reduce Energy Used for Residential Heating

Speaker:

Drs. Sam Shelton and Valerie Thomas

Affiliation:

Georgia Tech

When:

Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 4:30:00 PM   Add to Calendar

Where:

Ford Building, Room L1255

Host:

Galit Levitin
galit.levitin@chbe.gatech.edu

Abstract

Dr. Shelton will give a brief overview of US energy utilization highlighting how building energy systems impact the US energy demand. A review of current building energy technologies for lighting, heating, cooling and water heating will then be presented, followed by potential new technologies to reduce building energy demand. Audience discussion is encouraged.

Dr. Thomas will explore ideas for substantially reducing energy use in buildings, focusing on energy used for residential heating as an example. The physical relationships and parameters driving energy use for residential heating will be examined, followed by brief consideration of a variety of ways to get outside the standard parameters and physical relationships.

Biography

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Notes

Refreshments will be served.