Research
Expertise and Research Interests
- Energy systems design, mechanical systems and controls, modeling and analysis, renewable energy technologies, energy conversion systems, biofuels, distributed generation, cogeneration, systems integration and interoperability of subsystems and components
- Energy security, sustainability and climate change policy and technology
- Economic analysis and life-cycle costing of energy systems and applications
- Energy conservation and performance policy, regulations and standards
- Sustainability and energy efficiency in the built environment
- Building energy systems, including design, analysis and optimization of HVAC, daylighting, lighting and control systems, building automation systems
- Air and water quality measurement, analysis, modeling and control
- Measurements and modeling of sky and solar conditions, daylight utilization and fenestration performance, solar and thermal calorimetry, thermal, heat transfer, electrical and mass flow measurements
- Measurement and evaluation of the performance of building control, mechanical, electrical, water and air distribution systems and thermal performance
- Development of sampling, testing and rating procedures and standards for equipment and systems
- Advanced control system communication protocols and interoperability
- Building thermal loads calculations, and energy modeling and simulation
- Building HVAC system commissioning and monitoring