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Student Research Projects
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Carbon Dioxide
Emissions / Energy Use Analysis of Las Vegas Residential Sector
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The
NEAT Lab’s ongoing student research projects look at both urban and
architectural scales specific to the valley. At the urban scale, one of our
research projects is striving to baseline CO2
emissions of the residential sector. This is done by mapping the current
energy consumption (electricity and gas) of households for each zip code in
the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. Using GIS software along with various
statistical programs, we are able to synthesize the most recent energy
consumption data (year 2005) into ready-reference maps and create a robust
model. The research can now be potentially developed into online interactive
maps of the entire valley, which can help all residents understand their
contribution to local as well as global emissions. Another part of this
research also establishes meaningful correlations between the age and size
of houses, so that policy makers can have a benchmark for retrofit
guidelines and new construction recommendations for residential buildings.
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Vital Signs
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The
Vital Signs Project
(University of California, Berkeley) and the
Agents of Change Project
(University of Oregon), are aimed in incorporating
issues of building physical performance into the education of
environmental designers. Its main goal is to instill in students a
fundamental awareness about the numerous ways in which their design
decisions affect a building's physical performance--from energy use,
to indoor and/or outdoor environmental quality, to occupant
well-being. Students at UNLV have worked with the NEAT Lab
to produce case studies that respond to design issues of the United
States Southwest.
UNLV Student Case Studies
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