Transparent Solar Windows From Labs To Industry, Towards Smart Cities - Encyclopedia- Oct 2019.Pdf, Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev, Kamal Alameh
Oct 2019
Transparent Solar Windows From Labs To Industry, Towards Smart Cities - Encyclopedia- Oct 2019.Pdf, Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev, Kamal Alameh
Mikhail Vasiliev
Many modern glass and window products are based on metal-dielectric coatings, which can control properties such as thermal emissivity, heat gain, colour, and transparency. These can also enable solar energy harvesting through PV integration, if the glazing structure is purpose-designed, to include luminescent materials and special microstructures. Recently, significant progress has been demonstrated in building integrated transparent solar windows, which are expected to add momentum towards the development of smart cities. These window systems are, at present in 2019, the only type of transparent and clear construction materials capable of providing significant energy savings in buildings, simultaneously with renewable energy …
Initial Field Testing Results From Building-Integrated Solar Energy Harvesting Windows Installation In Perth, Australia, Mikhail Vasiliev, Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Kamal Alameh
Sep 2019
Initial Field Testing Results From Building-Integrated Solar Energy Harvesting Windows Installation In Perth, Australia, Mikhail Vasiliev, Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Kamal Alameh
Mikhail Vasiliev
We report on the field testing datasets and performance evaluation results obtained
from a commercial property-based visually-clear solar window installation site in Perth-Australia.
This installation was fitted into a refurbished shopping center entrance porch and showcases the
potential of glass curtain wall-based solar energy harvesting in built environments. In particular,
we focus on photovoltaic (PV) performance characteristics such as the electric power output, specific
yield, day-to-day consistency of peak output power, and the amounts of energy generated and stored
daily. The dependencies of the generated electric power and stored energy on multiple environmental
and geometric parameters are also studied. An …
"Being Mindful" And Becoming A "Harmony Worker" During Unsettling Times.Docx
Aug 2019
"Being Mindful" And Becoming A "Harmony Worker" During Unsettling Times.Docx
Carroy U "Cuf" Ferguson, Ph.D.
Let us be mindful of our individual and collective past in order to learn what works and does not work for our individual and collective Well Being.
Let us seek and find ways to experience Joy as a way "to be" in the present for our individual and collective Well Being.
And, let us create and implement Visions for evolving our consciousness in ways that can sustain our individual and collective Well Being.
Initial Field Testing Results From Building-Integrated Solar Energy Harvesting Windows Installation In Perth, Australia (Preprint), Mikhail Vasiliev, Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Kamal Alameh
Aug 2019
Initial Field Testing Results From Building-Integrated Solar Energy Harvesting Windows Installation In Perth, Australia (Preprint), Mikhail Vasiliev, Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Kamal Alameh
Mikhail Vasiliev
We report on the field testing datasets and performance evaluation results obtained from a commercial property-based visually-clear solar window installation site in Perth-Australia. This installation was fitted into a refurbished shopping centre entrance porch, and showcases the potential of glass curtain wall-based solar energy harvesting in built environments. In particular, we focus on photovoltaic (PV) performance characteristics such as the electric power output, specific yield, day-to-day consistency of peak output power, and the amounts of energy generated and stored daily. The dependencies of the generated electric power and stored energy on multiple environmental and geometric parameters are also studied. An …
Shining A Humanistic Light On Racism.Docx
Jul 2019
Shining A Humanistic Light On Racism.Docx
Carroy U "Cuf" Ferguson, Ph.D.
On July 14, 2019, race-linked tweets, filled with racially charged negative rhetoric, began to emerge for a country, the United States, to grapple once more with its past, present, and future. The tweets were directed toward four duly elected women of color in Congress. In this light, the phenomenon of racism, yet again, was abruptly made more overt, rather than covert. Indeed, it is fair to say that the phenomenon of racism is often an "unconscious or veiled phenomenon" for some.
Advanced Structural Integration Collaboratory Model For Architecture Students, Thomas Fowler Iv, Satwant Rihal
Jun 2019
Advanced Structural Integration Collaboratory Model For Architecture Students, Thomas Fowler Iv, Satwant Rihal
Thomas Fowler IV, DPACSA, FAIA
The architecture program at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California, has a strong technology component (as part of the Polytechnic Mission of the University) over the years since itsinception in the 1960’s, that led to the establishment of the College of Architecture andEnvironmental Design. The paper presents an advanced structural integration collaboratory model that works with recent changes in the curriculum. The history of the program is important, since the curriculum has always had a very intensive architectural engineering (structural systems focus) sequence of courses. While architecture students were definitely acquiring a strong knowledge of a wide range of building …
Partnering Without Boundaries: Integrating Structures, Architecture, Practice, And Education, Thomas Fowler Iv, Kevin Dong
Jun 2019
Partnering Without Boundaries: Integrating Structures, Architecture, Practice, And Education, Thomas Fowler Iv, Kevin Dong
Thomas Fowler IV, DPACSA, FAIA
A college wide, studio-based engineering and design course is used as the mechanism for learning, experimentation, and exploration of the built environment. Student teams part- ner with design professional mentors to create viable solutions for real world projects. Students address architectural, structural, environmental, and construct-ability issues. For the highlighted project, students integrated laboratory research and fundamental engineering principles to develop building designs which recognized current building technology, sustainability, and cultural issues for a polytechnic college in rural Tanzania; then based on the design proposals, constructed a building proto-type. The school motto is “Learn by Doing” and with projects such as …
Developing A Workflow To Integrate Tree Inventory Data Into Urban Energy Models, Farzad Hashemi, Breanna L. Marmur, Ulrike Passe, Janette R. Thompson
Jun 2019
Developing A Workflow To Integrate Tree Inventory Data Into Urban Energy Models, Farzad Hashemi, Breanna L. Marmur, Ulrike Passe, Janette R. Thompson
Farzad Hashemi
Building energy simulation is of considerable interest and benefit for architects, engineers, and urban planners. Only recently has it become possible to develop integrated energy models for clusters of buildings in urban areas. Simulating energy consumption of the built environment on a relatively large scale (e.g., such as a neighborhood) will be necessary to obtain more reliable results, since building energy parameters are influenced by characteristics of the nearby environment. Therefore, the construction of a 3-D model of urban built areas with detail of the near-building environment should enhance simulation approaches and provide more accurate results. This paper describes the …
Mbesese Build: An Experimental Experience (Same (Tanzania, Africa) Polytechnic College, Thomas Fowler Iv, Kevin Dong
May 2019
Mbesese Build: An Experimental Experience (Same (Tanzania, Africa) Polytechnic College, Thomas Fowler Iv, Kevin Dong
Thomas Fowler IV, DPACSA, FAIA
The Project
Communities in East Africa are in need of supplemental and diversified tertiary educational opportunities to increase humancapitalandreducetheseverelevels ofpovertythatareendemicintheregion.TheSame’PolytechnicCollege is a proposed vocational training institution to be established in the Kilimanjaro Region of the United Republic of Tanzania. The college is the pilot project ofa US registered charitable organization whose primary purpose is to improve quality of life for rural communities in East Africa. The non-profit has partnered with design firms and the students and faculty of The University to develop a framework around which the campus will develop. The objective is to plan for orderly campus growth by …
Tanzania Polytechnic College Classroom Buildings Update 2019, Thomas Fowler Iv
May 2019
Tanzania Polytechnic College Classroom Buildings Update 2019, Thomas Fowler Iv
Thomas Fowler IV, DPACSA, FAIA
The work in this publication is a summary of ongoing work that started in 2014, when architecture and architectural engineering students starting developing the master plan for the proposed Polytechnic University in Same, Tanzania, Africa, working directly with ARUP’s David Lambert and the Mbesese Initiative for Sustainable Development. Since this time we have had 200 plus graduate and undergraduate students who have provided research and design input into the development of this project.
Mitchell Dissertation Final 5-12-19 (2).Pdf, Brett Mitchell
May 2019
Mitchell Dissertation Final 5-12-19 (2).Pdf, Brett Mitchell
Brett Mitchell
ABSTRACT
Policy Alternatives That Provide California School Districts With the Policy Options Necessary to Develop Facilities to Enhance Student Learning Opportunities and Optimize Financial Resources
by Brett A. Mitchell
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop policy alternatives by the years 2019 to 2025 that would assist state policy makers, legislators, and advocates in adding definition to California school facility development and funding.
Methodology: This study involved descriptive statistics using a Delphi study method. Within the theoretical framework established for policy analysis, this Delphi study was inclusive of the knowledge and expertise of an expert panel that was …
The Impact Of Trees On Passive Survivability During Extreme Heat Events In Warm And Humid Regions, Ulrike Passe, Janette R. Thompson, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Boshun Gao, Breanna L. Marmur
Apr 2019
The Impact Of Trees On Passive Survivability During Extreme Heat Events In Warm And Humid Regions, Ulrike Passe, Janette R. Thompson, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Boshun Gao, Breanna L. Marmur
Breanna L. Marmur
Communities are increasingly affected by excessive heat. The likelihood of extreme heat events is predicted to increase in the Midwest region of the United States. By mid-century (2036–2065), one year out of 10 is projected to have a 5-day period that is 13°F warmer than a comparable earlier period (1976–2005). The frequency of high humidity/dew point days (“extra moist tropical air mass days,” MT++ synoptic climate classification system) has also increased significantly during a similar period (1975–2010) and between 2010 and 2014 included 8 of 26 heat events. This impact is exacerbated by the fact that many residences in low-income …
