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Discipline of Chemical Engineering
and
Priority Research
Centre for Energy
RESEARCH SEMINAR NOTICE
Enquires to Prof Bogdan Dlugogorski at [email protected] or 4985 4433
TITLE: Rapid GHG Reduction of Housing Envelopes for 2050
SPEAKER: John Shiel
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, 28th Sep 2011/ 2.30 pm
LOCATION: EB 130 (upstairs in Chemical Engineering Laboratory Building)
ABSTRACT: The vast majority of Australia’s housing envelope is in a very poor performance state. It requires a rapid reduction of GHGs because
Australia, as an industrial nation, needs to meet its international Copenhagen and Cancun responsibilities of fast total GHG reductions to zero by 2020, and
Prices are rising due to energy cost increases, and scarce resources. The aims of this research are to
Find the most cost-effective refurbishment actions to reduce heating and cooling GHGs
o For existing detached Australian houses in a Warm Temperate climate o For various climate change scenarios for 2050, including scarce resources
effects, and
to develop methods to calculate realistic operational GHGs for both o air-conditioned houses, and o non-air-conditioned houses.
The method used includes a mix of case studies, experiment and theoretical simulations, with statistical analysis. Innovative actions to reduce GHGs will be simulated, and experimentally tested, such as Northern deciduous trees; large ceiling fans; heavy lined and sealed curtains; & thermal mass.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER John Shiel is a former a power station Civil Engineer, with Masters degrees in Structural and Foundation Engineering (Univ. Syd.), and Information Science ( M.App.Sc. from UTS.) He has worked for Pacific Power, and Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC), designing large systems with object-oriented, artificial intelligence and business process diagram automation technologies. He is working part-time on his own Building Ecology business www.envirosustain.com.au to minimise energy, water and waste while is researching with Prof. Behdad Moghtaderi, Dr Richard Aynsley, and Emeritus Professor Adrian Page.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
