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Sustainable Facilities Management: Interviews with FM practitioners for Malaysian universities
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Sustainability in Facilities Management (FM) is a new approach in managing buildings and may be influenced by practitioners involved within an organisation.Sustainability inthe organisation has a significant impact on ...
- Posted May 15, 2020
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Impacts of technology-guided occupant behavior on air-conditioning system control and building energy use
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Occupant behavior is an important factor affecting building energy consumption. Many studies have been conducted recently to model occupant behavior and analyze its impact on building energy use. However, to ...
- Posted May 13, 2020
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Estimation of energy efficiency for educational buildings in Hong Kong
- City University of Hong Kong
- Dalian University of Foreign Languages (Liaoning)
In this paper, we estimate the energy efficiency of educational buildings with the case study of buildings in City University of Hong Kong by constructing an energy demand stochastic frontier ...
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Design and Operational Consideration for Sustainable Maker Environments
- Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (PA)
With the recent surge of interest surrounding the Maker Movement, many universities have allocated resources to developing their own maker spaces. The benefits of a maker education are vast, providing ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Evolving Pennsylvania State University's Sustainability Policy Within a Regenerative Paradigm
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
Penn State University (PSU) is a public research university serving Pennsylvania and the global community with a vision to integrate sustainability throughout its campuses and to prepare students to be ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Sustainable Building Systems Concentration (Building Sciences BS)
- Appalachian State University (NC)
Energy efficiency matters. As state and federal agencies prioritize energy efficiency, they need leaders who understand how buildings work and how to find ways to make them work better.
Appalachian ...
- Posted Aug. 30, 2018
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South Seattle College SBST Students Engage with Energy Dashboard
- South Seattle College (WA)
Students in South Seattle College’s Sustainable Building Science Technology BAS program use an energy dashboard to help track utilities at SSC’s Georgetown campus.
- Posted Aug. 1, 2018
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Sustainable Built Environments (BS)
- University of Arizona (AZ)
The College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture is pleased to offer an extraordinary degree opportunity for students interested in entering the new green economy. The Bachelor of Science in ...
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Building Science & Energy Management (AS)
- Western Technical College (WI)
This program facilitates students to make decisions incorporating the importance of sustainability in an area representing one of our country’s biggest energy consumers. Students examine the built environment and ...
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Methodology of energy efficient building refurbishment: Application on two university campus-building case studies in Italy with engineering students
- Polytechnic University of Milan
Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) has launched since 2011 the project “Città Studi Sustainable Campus” to improve the university’s sustainability performances within three main principles: building refurbishment, sustainable campus development ...
- Posted Dec. 22, 2017
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Development of a web based energy management system for University Campuses: The CAMP-IT platform
- Technical University of Crete
University campuses can be considered as small towns due to their size, number of users and mixed and complex activities, including numerous actions usually met in urban environments. The energy ...
- Posted Dec. 22, 2017
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Energy use assessment of educational buildings: Toward a campus-wide sustainable energy policy
- Texas A&M University (TX)
- University of Florida (FL)
- Queensland University of Technology
The purpose of this article is to assess the viability of blanket sustainability policies, such as Building Rating Systems in achieving energy efficiency in university campus buildings. We analyzed the ...
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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Sustainability across the Life Cycle of Higher Education Facilities: Nationwide Trends & Practical Tools for Improvement
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- Gordian (SC)
We will highlight key findings from the second annual 'State of Sustainability' report from Sightlines and University of New Hampshire. This report examines publically available data across each stage of ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Greening University Campus Buildings to Reduce Consumption and Emission while Fostering Hands-on Inquiry-based Education
This paper describes a method of greening university campus buildings that normally contribute to a large amount of energy and water consumption, air pollution, and resource depletions. The University of ...
- Posted June 19, 2017
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The State of Sustainability in Higher Education 2016: The Life Cycle of Higher Education Facilities
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- Gordian (SC)
Over the past two decades, colleges and universities have embraced numerous programs to minimize their environmental impact.
What were the “wins” for sustainability in higher education in 2016?
The annual ...
- Posted Feb. 13, 2017
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Outlooks for a More Sustainable Building Stock
- University of Arkansas (AR)
Despite all progress made in this domain, the building stock is still at its infancy when it comes to achieving zero environmental impact and zero fossil fuels utilization. The harnessing ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Climate Ready BU - Assessing the Campus for the Impacts of Climate Change
- Boston University (MA)
Much of the Boston University campuses are located less than five feet above today's high tide. With projections for sea level rise a cause for concern this century, the ...
- Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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Improving the High-Rise Life
- Rice University (TX)
Our paper analyzed various "green" methods for a hypothetical future dorm on Rice University's campus in Houston, Texas. The cumulation of a semester's work, this project delved into ...
- Posted June 10, 2016
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Building Sustainability: A holistic application of sustainable practices in UVA buildings
- University of Virginia (VA)
Building Sustainability is a comprehensive model to building optimization that utilizes various programs based on the needs of each building. Utilizing the strengths of the Office for Sustainability’s retro-commissioning ...
- Posted June 2, 2016
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Study to Reduce Peak Electrical Demand Charges for the John C. Hodges Library
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
The goal of this project is to design electrical and thermal storage systems that will reduce electrical consumption during periods of peak demand and thereby save the University money in ...
- Posted June 1, 2016
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A Strategy for Energy Performance Analysis at the Early Design Stage: Predicted vs. Actual Building Energy Performance
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Developments in information technology are providing methods to improve current design practices, where uncertainties about various design elements can be simulated and studied from the design inception. Energy and thermal ...
- Posted May 19, 2016
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PhD in Sustainable Building Systems
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Sustainable living is a vital issue on many people's minds today. Mainstream public and politicians alike have resolved to reduce pollution and waste and reverse global warming. This is ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MS in Sustainable Building Systems
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Many aspects influence sustainability in the built environment: Site selection and environmental modification, design of buildings and structures, choice of materials and structural systems, selection and sizing of building energy ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MS in Sustainable Design
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The MSSD, or Master of Science in Sustainable Design program, is designed for students who wish to prepare for the PhD or for employment in research, activism, or public policy ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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