On Wednesday (04/19/2017) and Friday (04/21/2017), Dr. Zuo organized two field trips for some UM students. In these trips, the students visited an air handling system and the Richter utility plant. They had a deeper understanding of HVAC systems through the trips.
Wei Tian has been awarded the Outstanding PhD Research Award by the College of Engineering. Only one Ph.D. student was awarded this year. This award is to recognize excellence in Ph.D. dissertation research through refereed publications. It remarks his hard work and high quality in research. It is also a...
On March 30, 2017, LBNL released version 4.0.0 of Modelica Buildings Library including new models for district energy systems and fast house models. SBS Lab researchers Yangyang Fu and Wei Tian contributed to this new version. This version contains the following major additions: Buildings.Experimental.DistrictHeatingCooling with models for district heating and...
Dr. Jianhui Wang from the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory visited the SBS Lab and gave a lecture titled "Grid Modernization: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions". This lecture was sponsored by Dr. Zuo's SEEDS "You Choose" Leadership Award.
Thomas Alonso Sevilla , Yangyang Fu , Yunyang Ye and Wei Tian went to Ana Maria, and installed the weather station and solar monitoring system in the Historic Green Village. Left to right: Yangyang Fu, Yunyang Ye, Thomas Alonso Sevilla.
Dr. Zuo gave a talk at the Smart City Miami Conference. The topic of conference on 02/24/2017 was "Zenciti Workshop : Designing a smart city in Yucatán". The title of Dr.Zuo's talk was "Smart Infrastructure and Renewable Energy". Press release: University of Miami News: Smart Cities Conference Plans for New...
ASHRAE University of Miami Student Branch is reactivated. ASHRAE stands for the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Founded in 1894, it is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. The Society and its more than 50,000 members worldwide focus on building...
Dr. Zuo visited the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC). He toured the FSEC research facilities (see pictures below) and met the FSEC researchers for potential collaborations. Manufactured Housing Laboratory Water Heater Experiment Facility
