Savings from energy-efficient industrialized housing for the U.S.

The paper focuses on the LEED rating system of Diyarbakır Houses to an assessment with respect to “Innovation in Design Process and Location & Linkages”, assuming to conduct a trial of the building assessment and certification systems, which were highly popular in Europe and in the U.S. in the 1990s and in Turkey in the 2000s, on the “traditional building”. The aim of the paper is to bring a criticism of and suggestions to the LEED credits in connection with environmentalist design criteria, and to be able to determine that these credits, which are limited in the first place, may already be part of the design of traditional buildings in Turkey. Three different typological houses of Diyarbakır were selected for the research and detail evaluated with the scope of LEED for Homes credits. Using this assessment system, old Diyarbakır houses known to involve many successful solutions in terms of factors related to the environment and the user were assessed. The assessment revealed the fact that these houses, which are in harmony with the environment, are energy-efficient, use water and resources optimally, are successful in waste management, meet their users’ biological, psychological and social needs and do not cause health problems for their users’ and the environment scored low in LEED.

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Evaluation of Future Strategic and Energy Efficient Options for the U.S. Capitol Power Plant

10.17226/12719 ◽

2009 ◽

Keyword(s):

Power Plant ◽

Energy Efficient ◽

The U.S

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Recent advances in acid-free dissolution and separation of rare earth elements from the magnet waste

Clean Technologies and Recycling ◽

10.3934/ctr.2021006 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 112-123

Author(s):

Grace Inman ◽

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Denis Prodius ◽

Ikenna C. Nlebedim

Keyword(s):

Rare Earth ◽

Rare Earth Elements ◽

Energy Efficient ◽

Permanent Magnets ◽

Environmentally Friendly ◽

Key Factors ◽

Recent Advances ◽

The U.S

<abstract> <p>The availability of REEs is limiting the successful deployment of some environmentally friendly and energy-efficient technologies. In 2019, the U.S. generated more than 15.25 billion pounds of e-waste. Only ~15% of it was handled, leaving ~13 billion pounds of e-waste as potential pollutants. Of the 15% collected, the lack of robust technology limited REE recovery for re-use. Key factors that drive the recycling of permanent magnets based on rare earth elements (REEs) and the results of our research on magnet recycling will be discussed, with emphasis on neodymium and samarium-based rare earth permanent magnets.</p> </abstract>

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PR38 Progress Towards Integrated Photon-Pair Sources and Their Applications (1640968-Y5)

10.31219/osf.io/2yxpc ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Shayan Mookherjee

Keyword(s):

Optical Communications ◽

Energy Efficient ◽

National Science Foundation ◽

Building Blocks ◽

Micro Fabrication ◽

Project Outcomes ◽

National Science ◽

Quantum Optical ◽

Novel Devices ◽

The U.S

The objective of this project was to make significant advances in quantum optical communications through the design, fabrication and demonstration of novel devices at the microchip scale. The principal goal of the device sub-project was to develop key building blocks for photonic microchips that are energy-efficient, leverages modern micro-fabrication platforms, reduces operational complexity and improve scalability with the potential for future adoption by industry. Summary of a Project Outcomes report of research funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Project Number 1640968 (Year 5).

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Measurements and Simulations of Electrical Demand From Residential Buildings for Peak Load Reduction

ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Parts A, B, and C ◽

10.1115/es2011-54291 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Suresh B. Sadineni ◽

Fady Atallah ◽

Robert F. Boehm

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficient ◽

Las Vegas ◽

Residential Buildings ◽

Peak Load ◽

Electricity Demand ◽

Load Reduction ◽

Peak Reduction ◽

Reduction Strategies ◽

Code Standard ◽

The U.S

Due to extreme summers in the Desert Southwest region of the U.S., there are substantial peaks in electricity demand. Through a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, a consortium has been formed between the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Pulte Homes, and NV Energy (formerly known as Nevada Power) to address this issue. The team has been developing a series of approximately 200 homes in Las Vegas to study substation level peak electric load reduction strategies. The targeted goal of the project is a peak reduction of more than 65%, between 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM, compared to code standard housing developments. Energy performances of the homes have been monitored and the results were stored for further analysis. A computer model has been developed for one of the homes in the new development using building energy simulation code, ENERGY 10. Influence of different peak reduction strategies on the electricity demand from the home has been analyzed using the developed model. The simulations predict that the annual electrical energy demand from the energy efficient home compared to a code standard home of the same size decreases by 38%. The simulations have also shown that the energy efficient measures reduce the electricity demand from the home during the peak periods. Simulations on the photovoltaic (PV) orientation show that a south oriented PV system is best suited for a home enrolled to flat electricity pricing schedule and a 220°(40° west of due south) orientation is economically optimal for homes enrolled in the time-of-use pricing. The energy efficiency methods in the building coupled with a 220° oriented PV and two degrees thermostat setback for three hours (from 3:00–6:00 PM) can reduce the peak demand by 62% compared to a code standard building of the same size.

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