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Renewable Energy Lecture

Andrew Cebulski — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:09:01 +0000

The Commuter Students Program Services and the Drexel Energy Club present a lecture by Dr. Richard Cairncross, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Dr. Cairncross will discuss modern biofuels with an emphasis on his research into converting fryer oil to biodiesel and biofuels in the developing world. The event will be held on Monday, November 10, at 12:00 p.m. in Creese GSDC Conference Room D (Basement of Creese).

Monday, November 10, 2008
12:00-1:00 PM
University City Main Campus
Creese Student Center (32nd and Chestnut Streets)
GSDC Conference Room D

Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, please contact Lisa Leone at lml45@drexel.edu.

Sixth Annual Green Building Celebration!

Andrew Cebulski — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:21:25 +0000

Thursday, October 16, 2008 @5pm
The Comcast Center

Be apart of the excitement!!!Â This year marks our 6th Anniversary!Â It will be a festive networking evening celebrating the momentum of green building in the Delaware Valley. Come mingle with the who’s who of Green Building and celebrate the chapters tremendous success.

Liberty Property Trust is hosting this exciting event at the Comcast Center. Our event is open to the public and we expect approximately 500 guests from the design and development community.

DVGBC will provide horsdoeuvres and a cash bar.

Come see and learn about The Comcast Center – the newest, tallest and greenest member of the Philadelphia skyline.

Receive a copy of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s green building insert for their Real Estate edition.

Keynote Speaker Mark Alan Hughes, Philadelphia’s newly appointed Director of Sustainability.

Kick-off for the new DVGBC website and brand.

DVGBC’s Annual Leadership Award presentation

You won’t want to miss this event… Register Now!!!

Early Bird Registration is only $15 for students, $20 at the door! Click here to register

The event flyer can be viewed here.

Smart House Receives $20,000 Grant to Develop Product from CeeLite’s LEC Technology

Jameson — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:45:19 +0000

Drexel Smart House has received a $20,000 Product Innovation Grant from Pittsburgh based Green Building Alliance (GBA) to develop a product from CeeLite’s Light Emitting Capacitor (LEC) technology. CeeLite has been a Drexel Smart House partner for several months now. This grant allow us to work together to create an innovative product, not only for the Smart House, but also for people everywhere. The project overview is below:

“Drexel University is leading a team to use CeeLite’s LEC technology to develop a commercially viable lighting prototype for residential lighting applications that is cost effective, energy efficient and provides interior illumination with daylight qualities. Because the CeeLite LEC panel is a luminous surface, it is necessary to alter the perception of what constitutes a residential luminary, or light fixture, which will require a different methodology for lighting design itself. A well-designed prototype using LEC technology has the potential of being commercialized, manufactured and distributed for residential lighting applications.”

Dr. Gena Ellis, Drexel Smart House adviser and Interior Design professor, is the primary investigator for the grant. Faculty from the College of Engineering are also involved.

Students who may be interested in working on this project should e-mail info@drexelsmarthouse.com. The original announcement can be found here at GBA’s website.

First Wireless Power Devices Now Available

Jameson — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:27:08 +0000

WildCharge just opened their webstore today. WildCharge is the first company to introduce wireless power to the marketplace. The charging base and an adapter for RAZR cellphones are now available. You simply switch your battery cover on your RAZR with their replacement cover, plug the charging base into the wall, and set the phone onto the surface of the base.

This is just the first of several products coming out. Other companies will be coming out with chargers that can transmit power over short distances through the air. These solutions will not be ready for at least a few years though.

You can access the WildCharge webstore here.