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Higher Education on Building Energy and Sustainability in North Dakota
Author(s)
Huojun Yang1, Malini Srivastava2 and Yanmei Xie1
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DOI:10.17265/1934-8975/2016.09.004
Affiliation(s)
1. Department of Construction Management and Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA
2. Department of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA
ABSTRACT
Located in the cold and very
cold semiarid steppe climate zone, North Dakota boasts not only long cold winters
but also hot summers, which significantly increases the energy consumption of buildings.
In fact, North Dakota has the highest energy consumption per capita in residential
buildings (101 MM Btu in 2013), and its energy consumption per capita in commercial
buildings ranks the second (118 MM Btu in 2013) in the nation. When humans spend
a long time indoors to escape the inclement weather, their health will be more susceptible
to the indoor environment. In addition, North Dakota has the 3rd least number of
green buildings certified by LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
in the nation. This paper aims to investigate the status quo of buildings with respect
to energy, health and sustainability in North Dakota, and attempts to propose strategies
regarding research and higher education to rectify the current issues. These strategies
include but not limited to forming the architectural engineering program, a comprehensive
and interdisciplinary program in buildings.
KEYWORDS
Higher education, building, energy, sustainability, green building, architectural engineering, North Dakota.
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