Title :
An "Energy Star Building" Freshman Engineering Design course
Author :
Marshall, P. Paxton
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA
Abstract :
A semester-long team project is described for Freshman Engineering Design. The project utilizes the EPA Energy Star Buildings protocol to conduct energy analyses of buildings and prepare design recommendations for cost-effective, energy-efficient building upgrades. The design recommendations were implemented by the University of Virginia´s (UVa) Facilities Management and the class was cited by the US Environmental Protection Agency in naming UVa the 1999 Green Lights Education Partner of the Year.
Keywords :
HVAC; design engineering; educational courses; energy conservation; engineering education; power utilisation; EPA Energy Star Buildings protocol; Energy Star Building; Freshman Engineering Design course; University of Virginia; building energy analyses; design recommendations; energy-efficient building upgrades; Buildings; Design engineering; Energy conversion; Engineering management; Environmental economics; Personnel; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Project management; Protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999. FIE '99. 29th Annual
Conference_Location :
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5643-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1999.841585
