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Evan Bowen’s Earthwatch Action ProjectAlcoa partners with James Madison University to reduce energy consumption

November 23rd, 2015

Motivations

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What is the purpose of our action projects?

Raise awareness for our Earthwatch project

Promote Sustainability

Positively impact our local community

How do we best accomplish these goals?

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Project Vision & Groundwork

Engage the local community by partnering with James Madison University (JMU) on a two year project

JMU’s research team will provide Kawneer Harrisonburg with

recommendations on how to reduce their energy output by at least 10

percent by the end of 2017.

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More on MADƎE nergy

Team Members and Roles Alex Kroll – Project Manager Jessica Roberts – Communication Specialist Zach Bartemy – Primary Facilitator Javal Swift – Resource Manager

Team’s Problem Statement We aim to assist Mr. Evan Bowen, employee of Alcoa Inc., in an environmental initiative to

formulate appropriate energy reduction recommendations at the Kawneer Customer Operations Center, located at 2031 Deyerle Ave. in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Appropriate energy reduction methods should lower consumption by a minimum of 10 percent while considering the comfort, health and productivity of the 100 plus employees of the workspace. An initial budget of 2000 dollars is currently available to develop initial energy reduction recommendations for spring of 2016. From here the team will have until spring of

2017 to implement, evaluate, and produce further recommendations.

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Current Results

MADƎE nergy is currently in their preliminary information gathering stage of the project

Right: Initial heat map and HVAC outflow temperature readings of Kawneer Harrisonburg taken by the team on 11/4/15

Contact with Bill Hooper (Kawneer Norcross) has been made in an effort to secure additional funding and material donations

MADƎE nergy hopes to use Kawneer Products to reduce energy losses on the outside of the building

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Future Work

MADƎE nergy’s Timeline of Future Deadlines Thru Spring 2016: December 11th 2015 – Mapping of Current HVAC System January 22nd 2016 – Building’s Thermal Analysis April 1st 2016 – Analysis of Building’s Current Subsystems May 6th 2016 – Proposed List of Recommendations to Kawneer

Deadlines taken from MADƎE nergy’s Fall 2015 Project Overview

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