Lab joins SERC project on natural ventilation
The Y2E2 Building at Stanford University uses natural ventilation for cooling.
New Project Targets Low-Carbon Energy Future
Energy demand for the cooling of buildings is projected to triple by 2050 and solutions are needed to address energy efficiency. A new project focused on increasing the potential for implementation of natural ventilation to cool buildings through wind and buoyancy forces was recently awarded through Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy.
PI Prof Catherine Gorlé (CEE) along with Prof. Rishee Jain (CEE), Prof. Sarah Billington (CEE), Gabrielle Wong-Parodi (Earth System Science), and Dian Gruenich (expert in energy efficiency and regulatory policy) will address three major barriers to implementation through research on developing (i) control strategies that address occupant needs, (ii) advanced modeling techniques for architects, engineers, and developers to implement, and (iii) understanding of and evidence for economic and environmental benefits.