Does energy consumption influence architectural style? Should energy-efficient buildings look different? These are questions being asked—and hopefully being answered—at an architecture and energy symposium on January 27, 2012 in Philadelphia.
The "Architecture and Energy" workshop is part of a program funded by US Department of Energy (DOE) grants—part of the money you hear Congress reauthorizing occasionally.
Is this a good way for the federal government to be spending taxpayer dollars? Leave a comment and let us know.
The Friday symposium is sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) for Energy-Efficient Buildings, a DOE "Energy Innovation Hub," in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. The GPIC focus is on the energy efficiency of average-sized commercial and multi-family residential buildings. Read more about these Hubs:
- Energy Innovation Hubs
- Fuels from Sunlight Hub
- Nuclear Energy Modeling Hub
- Building to save energy
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