Lectures are held at 12:30-2:00 p.m. in Room 7-431 unless noted.
Mar 12
12:30 PM
Long Lounge, 7-431

Stephen Kemp

On Commissioning Low Energy Buildings

The use of energy modeling to design buildings for low energy consumption has started to penetrate the mainstream--albeit driven by energy code and voluntary energy labeling systems (e.g. LEED). This presentation will review how the use of energy modeling can be a part of the commissioning of low energy building.

It will include a review of what the traditional building commissioning is (often no commissioning at all) and into what commissioning should encompass in a world where low energy buildings are required to address energy security and climate change.

Mar 19
12:30 PM
Long Lounge, 7-431

Christoph Reinhart

Building Performance Simulation—From Evaluating Performance to Suggesting New Forms

Mar 23
11:00 AM
3-370

Peter Rich

Learnt in Translation

Recognized as promoting a truly sustainable African architecture, enthusiastically engaging in long and complex political and consultative processes to ensure that the legacies of the projects last well beyond the building's completion.

Rich is one of the leading proponents of a contemporary African architecture, a fusion of modernism and tradition born from a deep understanding of African tribal vernacular.

Apr 30
12:30 PM
Long Lounge, 7-431

Kurt W. Roth

Overview of CSE Building Energy Efficiency Research

May 14
12:30 PM
Long Lounge, 7-431

Dr. Sunil Ahuja

Computational Tools for Modeling and Control of Airflow in Buildings

In most building energy modeling tools, indoor air is described by lumped models, assuming it to be well-mixed with a uniform temperature. This assumption tends to fail in buildings equipped with low-energy HVAC terminal units, such as displacement ventilation, radiant ceilings, etc. The air in zones equipped with such systems is often characterized by thermal stratification or buoyancy. We present computational tools for developing models of such flows, using model reduction techniques that have matured over the last few decades in the context of aerodynamic and turbulent flows.