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Liam Hendricken
Liam is a PhD student in the Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Department at Drexel University. He received both his BS in Architectural Engineering and MS in Civil Engineering at Drexel. For his undergraduate design project, he and his team competed in the 2010 Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) Design Competition, where the team won first place…
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Xiwang Li
Xiwang LI is a PhD candidate in Architectural Engineering at Drexel University. He is doing research in the area of simulation, dynamic modeling, and automated fault detection and diagnosis (AFDD) for building energy system. Currently his research is primarily funded by National Science Foundation and focuses on developing the framework to enable real-time autonomous robust,…
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Project Title: Improving IAQ and reducing energy consumption with off-the-shelf HVAC technologies Principal Investigator: Michael Waring Co-Investigator: Adams Rackes Sponsors: Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB) Hub of the US Department of Energy Funding agency: Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB) Hub, as part of the multi-institution project Integrated Energy Efficient Space Conditioning and Air Quality Management Systems Funding period:…
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Dr. Patrick Gurian
Patrick Gurian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. His research seeks to improve environmental policies through the development of better decision-making tools. These tools include statistical analyses, simulation models, mechanistic models of contaminant fate and transport, benefit-cost analyses, decision analytic models, and an understanding of human risk perception. Patrick…
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Dr. Jin Wen
Dr. Jin Wen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Drexel University. She is actively involved with teaching and research in the building energy efficiency and indoor air quality areas. She has served as the principle investigator on various building energy efficiency and indoor air quality research and/or…
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Project Title: Modeling dynamic ventilation impacts in offices in six US cities Principal Investigator: Michael Waring Co-Investigator: Adams Rackes Funding agency: Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB) Hub Funding period: February 2011 – February 2012 Project Abstract: A potential source of energy savings in buildings is demand controlled ventilation (DCV), or dynamic modulation of the ventilation rate…
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Project Title: Human Behavior and Low Energy Architecture: Linking Environmental Adaptation, Personal Comfort, and Energy Consumption in the Built Environment. Principal Investigator: Jared Langevin Funding Agency: U.S. National Science Foundation Funding Period: October 2011- October 2014 Abstract: Truly sustainable buildings serve to enrich the daily sensory experience of their human inhabitants while consuming the least amount of…
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Project Title: Framework for Assessing the Energy Efficiency Strategies of the Philadelphia Housing Authority Principal Investigator: Jin Wen and Patrick Gurian Research Assistant: Liam Hendricken, Jared Langevin, Ran Liu and Adam Regnier Funding Agency: Philadelphia Housing Authority Funding Period: 2010-2012 Abstract: The overall objective of this project is to develop a framework to evaluate, assess…
