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3. A Microbiologically-based Rating System for In-duct Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation Air Disinfection Systems

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Author:
Martin, Stephen Benjamin
Title:
A Microbiologically-based Rating System for In-duct Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation Air Disinfection Systems
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation
UVGI
In-Duct
Biodosimeter
Air Disinfection
Collimated Beam
k-value
File:
Download Stephen_Martin_-_PhD_Dissertation_-_Complete_with_Appendices_-_FINAL_AS_SUBMITTED_TO_PENN_STATE_-_20140717.pdf
Committee Members:
James Freihaut, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William P Bahnfleth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Freihaut, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William P Bahnfleth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard George Mistrick, Committee Member
James Landis Rosenberger, Committee Member

5. Development of a Methodology for Auditing, Monitoring and Targeting Energy Use in Convenience Stores

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Open Access
Author:
Leon Orellana, Guillermo I
Title:
Development of a Methodology for Auditing, Monitoring and Targeting Energy Use in Convenience Stores
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Building Energy Modeling
Convenience Stores
Energy Audit
Building Fleet Energy Monitoring
File:
Download Leon_Orellana_Guillermo_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
James Freihaut, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen James Treado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

6. Energy Consumption Analyses of Frequently-used HVAC System Types in High Performance Office Buildings

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Author:
Yan, Liusheng
Title:
Energy Consumption Analyses of Frequently-used HVAC System Types in High Performance Office Buildings
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
High performance office buildings
LEED
Energy consumption characteristics
Energy saving characteristics
Proposed HVAC system
File:
Download Thesis_-_Liusheng_Yan.pdf
Committee Members:
Jenela Srebric, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

8. A Semi-empirical Investigation of Transient Ventilation Rates in Retail Stores

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Open Access
Author:
Jareemit, Daranee
Title:
A Semi-empirical Investigation of Transient Ventilation Rates in Retail Stores
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Calibration
Multi-zone model
Ventilation
Retail
Automatic entrance door
Tracer gas
File:
Download JareemitFinalDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Jelena Srebric, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen James Treado, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William P Bahnfleth, Committee Member
Ute Poerschke, Committee Member

9. life cycle cost optimization of a building enclosure system with respect to wind pressure loads

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Open Access
Author:
Han, Guiyuan
Title:
life cycle cost optimization of a building enclosure system with respect to wind pressure loads
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
life cycle cost
building energy consumption
air infiltration rates
CFD
Multizone modeling
survey
sensitivity analysis
File:
Download Guiyuan_Han-9format.pdf
Committee Members:
Jelena Srebric, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen James Treado, Committee Member
John Messner, Committee Member
Gul Kremer, Committee Member

11. A Multi-agent Decision Process for Controlling Heating, Ventilation, and Air-conditioning Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Windham, Andrew Winsome
Title:
A Multi-agent Decision Process for Controlling Heating, Ventilation, and Air-conditioning Systems
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Building Automation
Multi-Agent Systems
Conditional Game Theory
HVAC
Probabilistic Graphical Models
Distributed Control
File:
Download WindhamA_DissertationFINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen James Treado, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen James Treado, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Freihaut, Committee Member
John Messner, Committee Member
Soundar Kumara, Committee Member

12. Determining the Effects of Facilitated Collaboration on Construction Team Performance and Project Outcomes

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Author:
Velez, Hector
Title:
Determining the Effects of Facilitated Collaboration on Construction Team Performance and Project Outcomes
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
construction
collaboration
collocation
formal
charter
team-based approach
integrated project delivery
design-build
File:
Download Velez_MS_THESIS_FINAL_VERSION.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Michael Leicht, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

13. Retrofitting Healthcare Facilities to Enhance Patient Safety and Energy Efficiency

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Open Access
Author:
Mohammadpour, Atefeh
Title:
Retrofitting Healthcare Facilities to Enhance Patient Safety and Energy Efficiency
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Healthcare Facilities Retrofit
Patient Safety
Energy Efficiency
PATSiE Framework
File:
Download Atefeh-Mohammadpour_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Chinemelu Jidenka Anumba, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Messner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Freihaut, Committee Member
Dennis G Shea, Special Member

14. Development of Planning and Design Phases of an Integrative Building Lifecycle Process Model for Advanced Energy Retrofit Projects

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Open Access
Author:
Chunduri, Sreelatha
Title:
Development of Planning and Design Phases of an Integrative Building Lifecycle Process Model for Advanced Energy Retrofit Projects
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Planning
Design
Integration
Retrofit Projects
Construction
Process Model
Process Mapping
Life Cycle
Project Team.
File:
Download Final_Chunduri_PhD_Thesis_Aug_4_2014.pdf
Committee Members:
John Messner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Messner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chinemelu Jidenka Anumba, Committee Member
Robert Michael Leicht, Committee Member
Lisa Domenica Iulo, Committee Member

15. Control Recommendations for Emerging Residential Renewable Energy Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Carbonnier, Kevin Mike
Title:
Control Recommendations for Emerging Residential Renewable Energy Systems
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Solar thermal
MATLAB
Simulation
Set Points
Renewable Energy
Combisystem
Building Model
PI Control
Controls
File:
Download Carbonnier_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen James Treado, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen James Treado, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jelena Srebric, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
Susan W Stewart, Committee Member

16. A Study On Energy Performance Of Convenience Stores: benchmarking And Investigation Of Factors On Store Energy Use

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Open Access
Author:
Shen, Hanyan
Title:
A Study On Energy Performance Of Convenience Stores: benchmarking And Investigation Of Factors On Store Energy Use
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Energy use intensities (EUIs)
Energy performance
Energy efficiency
Benchmarking
Regression analysis
Convenience stores
File:
Download Thesis_Hanyan_0805.pdf
Committee Members:
James Freihaut, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

18. Comparison of Part Load Model Prediction of Commercial Office Subsystem Energy Consumption with Sub-metered Data

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Open Access
Author:
Salimifard, Parichehr
Title:
Comparison of Part Load Model Prediction of Commercial Office Subsystem Energy Consumption with Sub-metered Data
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
part load energy use
sub-metering
inverse modeling
calibrated forward models
File:
Download ParichehrSalimifard_master_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
James Freihaut, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

19. Improving Energy Audit Process and Report Outcomes Through Planning Initiatives

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Open Access
Author:
Sprau, Tabitha Leigh
Title:
Improving Energy Audit Process and Report Outcomes Through Planning Initiatives
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
energy auditing
energy modeling
audit process
energy auditor
retrofit
building performance
File:
Download Dissertation_TabithaLSprauCoulter_3.pdf
Committee Members:
David R Riley Ii, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David R Riley Ii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Michael Leicht, Committee Member
James Freihaut, Committee Member
Seth Adam Blumsack, Special Member

20. Healthcare Facility Acquisition Outcomes: The Relationship of Delivery, Procurement, and Contracting To Cost and Schedule Performance

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Open Access
Author:
Manning, Russell William
Title:
Healthcare Facility Acquisition Outcomes: The Relationship of Delivery, Procurement, and Contracting To Cost and Schedule Performance
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Acquisition Strategy
Degree of Integration
Delivery Method
Procurement Method
Contracting Method
Healthcare Facilities
File:
Download Manning_Dissertation_Final_141208-AcquisitionStrategies_Healthcare.pdf
Committee Members:
John Messner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Messner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Michael Leicht, Committee Member
David R Riley Ii, Committee Member
Dennis G Shea, Committee Member

21. Influence of Interactions among Adjacent Buildings on Their Energy Consumption for Sustainable Neighborhood Design

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Open Access
Author:
Zhao, Mingjie
Title:
Influence of Interactions among Adjacent Buildings on Their Energy Consumption for Sustainable Neighborhood Design
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Building energy
Building interaction
Sustainable neighborhood design
Energy simulation
File:
Download Mingjie_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Jelena Srebric, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jelena Srebric, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William P Bahnfleth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mosuk Chow, Committee Member
Stephen James Treado, Committee Member

22. Modeling the role of team integration and group cohesion in construction project performance

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Open Access
Author:
Franz, Bryan
Title:
Modeling the role of team integration and group cohesion in construction project performance
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Project Delivery
Collaboration
Team Performance
Structural Equation Modeling
File:
Download Franz_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Michael Leicht, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Messner, Committee Member
David R Riley Ii, Committee Member
Gul Kremer, Committee Member

23. Calibrated Energy Simulations Of Potential Energy savings In Actual Retail Buildings

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Open Access
Author:
Alhafi, Zuhaira
Title:
Calibrated Energy Simulations Of Potential Energy savings In Actual Retail Buildings
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Ventilation rate
Indoor air quality
Energy savings
File:
Download Zuhaira_Dissertation1liza_-_Final_finla_liu3Corey.pdf
Committee Members:
Pr Jelena Srebric, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William P Bahnfleth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen James Treado, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Special Member