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Summer 2008
High Performance Green Building Research
Posted: Jul 01, 2008
One goal of the high performance building research is to work with companies to create buildings that have zero nonrenewable energy consumption, or net zero energy.
Pratt & Whitney establishes Center of Excellence
Posted: Jul 01, 2008
Pratt & Whitney was particularly interested in five areas of strength at Penn State: aero-heat transfer related to gas turbine airfoils, gearboxes, acoustics, combustion, and advanced materials and coatings.
Chimay Anumba, Head of Architectural Engineering
Posted: Jul 01, 2008
Anumba's research focuses on the use of communication and information technologies to advance the field of construction engineering, as well as solve problems within design and construction.
Indoor Environment Center at Penn State
Posted: Jul 01, 2008
The IEC conducts interdisciplinary research, knowledge transfer and outreach activities to support the development of indoor environments that are more safe, more thermally, visually and acoustically comfortable, and that minimize the use of energy and other resources.
Sustainable Transparent Wall System for Residential Construction
Posted: Jul 01, 2008
Dr. Ali Memari, Associate Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering, is developing a new type of wall system that is transparent for increased daylight benefits.
