Seminar 79 -- Sustainable Approaches for Energy Demand in the Community Scale

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Application of sustainable technologies at the community scale offers many benefits to society and the environment. However, due to the challenges in design and operation, a holistic approach is required to consider demand and supply energy characterization beyond the built environment. It is also important to consider other non-engineering aspects such ascommunity’s preference and cultural needs. This seminar will show some examples of how to holistically addresses these challenges as well as a review on some of the current tools and methodologies available to perform large-scale analysis for today and tomorrow’s community-scale design.

1. Modeling of Sustainable, Smart and Connected Communities
   Wangda Zuo, Ph.D., Member, University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Civil, Architectural and EnvironmentalEngineering, Boulder, CO
2. Holistic Hybrid Renewable Energy Analysis in a Rural Community: Beyond Your Typical Building Energy Simulation
   Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco, Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
3. Hybrid Renewable Energy Resources Analysis in Rural Communities Using Bottom-up Demand Prediction
   Mohammad Hassan Fathollahzadeh, Student Member, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO