Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - Strategies for Achieving More Sustainable Buildings: An Illustrated Presentation With Question and Answer Session
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2006 @ 7:15 PM
Harriman Hall 111 - Film Theater
Admission: Free
Over 40% of all U.S. energy use is in buildings, and the price of oil and natural gas are likely to continue to rise substantially. Yet there are many ways to reduce one’s dependence on non-renewable energy supplies,” according to William J. Makofske, PhD. Dr. Makofske, who is a Professor Emeritus of Physics at Ramapo College of New Jersey. He will give some practical ideas on how to incorporate cost-effective sustainable energy technologies and methods into homes. He has personal experience as his house in Warwick, NY, which has been on the National Solar Energy Tour for the past few years, has been made energy efficient through the methods he will explain.
Improving thermal envelope and hot water use efficiencies can often reduce heating bills in half. Efficient lighting and appliances can significantly reduce electrical loads. Proper use of site, landscape, and orientation allows for passive solar heating and passive cooling. Solar hot water technologies and solar PV electric panels can be integrated into existing houses for hot water and electricity. Use of environmentally-benign materials and a focus on indoor air quality can make your home greener and safer. These approaches often work for both retrofits and new design.
Dr. Makofske received a Fulbright Fellowship to study renewable energy in Germany, and has been a visiting scientist at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, and at the Building Research Establishment in Garston, England. Recently, he served on two New Jersey State task forces on grid-connected renewable energy, and on renewable energy policy.
He received his Ph.D. in physics from Rutgers University and has been on the faculty at Rutgers University, University of Minnesota, and Columbia University, as well as Ramapo College of New Jersey. His main area of interest has been on physics and the environment where he has focused on the environmental impacts of energy production, computer modeling of environmental systems, alternative energy sources, radon, and global climate change.
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