University Design Competition for Specific Building Types

01. Sustainable Development Goals_Clean and Affordable Energy

01. Sustainable Development Goals_Clean Water and Sanitation

01. Sustainable Development Goals_Gender Equality

01. Sustainable Development Goals_Good Health and Well-being

01. Sustainable Development Goals_Life on Land

01. Sustainable Development Goals_No Poverty

01. Sustainable Development Goals_Partnerships to achieve the Goal

01. Sustainable Development Goals_Quality Education

01. Sustainable Development Goals_Reduced Inequality

01. Sustainable Development Goals_Responsible Consumption and Production

02. Academic Level_(a) Undergrad student

02. Academic Level_(b) Graduate Student

02. Academic Level_(c) Doctoral student

02. Academic Level_(d) Post-doctoral

02. Academic Level_(e) Not in School

03. Academic Field_Computer Science

03. Academic Field_Electrical Engi

03. Academic Field_Environmental

03. Academic Field_Mechanical Engi

03. Academic Field_Sustainability

04. Commitment Duration_(c) up to 1 month

04. Commitment Duration_(d) up to 1 semester

04. Commitment Duration_(e) up to 1 school year

05. Commitment / Week_(e) 20 to 39 hours

05. Commitment / Week_(g) 40 or more hours

06. Start Date for Students_(c) Fall 2018

06. Start Date for Students_(d) Winter 2018-19

06. Start Date for Students_(e) Spring 2019

06. Start Date for Students_(f) At any time

07. Country_Uganda

08. Continent_Antarctica

08. Continent_Australia

08. Continent_Central America

08. Continent_Europe (Eastern)

08. Continent_Europe (Western)

08. Continent_North America

08. Continent_South America

09. Language_English

10. Paid or Unpaid_Expenses only

University Design Competition for Specific Building Types

Thomas Stanton

Imagine a design competition like the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathalon, which works with multiple universities to develop designs for particular kinds of buildings in addition to houses. For example, a few types of buildings are large energy users, for example data centers, commercial greenhouses, and large indoor sports facilities (e.g. for hockey and ice skating sports; for tennis; for golf; for football/socker). Since there are hundreds of such buildings around the world, there could be great opportunities for high-efficiency designs and for making these into net-zero buildings.

Please read more below . . .

The Problem this Project Addresses

Many new buildings are excessively wasteful of resources and commit the owners and operators to decades of energy waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Identifying the new building techniques and making them part of the normal construction practices is a major challenge. By engaging multiple colleges and universities in team-competitions to work on particular building types, promising design principles and practices can be more rapidly incorporated into such buildings. That is especially relevant to universities themselves, which operate massive physical plants including multiple building types.

Region or Country Benefited by this Project

Anywhere. Virtual. Specific design practices and principles will be relevant to specific climates.

Where Will the Student or Volunteer Work?

Virtual.

The Person or Team at Your Organization Heading this Project

Tom Stanton, Principal Researcher National Regulatory Research Institute Affiliation is presented for information purposes only. This project is separate from my work for NRRI.

Academic Field, Expertise, Academic Level, and/or Experience Desired

Architecture, engineering, urban planning, construction management.

Start Date

43466

Commitment Duration

40 hour minimum

Commitment Hours per Week

commitment hours will be determined in consultation with volunteers

Language Skills Required

Excellent English Language Skills required.

Compensation

Unpaid for the time being. An early task is to seek funding support for launching this initiative.

How to Apply

Contact Mr. Stanton at stantontom1 [at] gmail [d0t] com

Thank you for your interest. We look forward to hearing from you.