ESL contributes to Asian Development Bank’s forum on clean energy
July 22, 2011 - Texas Engineering Experiment Station continues
to be recognized as a world leader in creating a path to green
sustainable buildings through enhanced operations and a licensed
retro-commissioning process known as Continuous
Commissioning®.
Malcolm Verdict, associate director of the TEES Energy Systems
Laboratory, was an invited speaker at The Sixth Asia Clean Energy
Forum 2011, "New Business Models and Policy Drivers - Building the
Low-Carbon Future," in June in Manila, Philippines.
The international event was organized by the Asian Development
Bank (ADB), the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) to promote best
practices in clean energy policy and programs, innovative business
models, and affordable energy access in the Asia Pacific
region.
More than 550 participants from more than 50 countries,
representing governments, financial institutions, civil society,
academia, international organizations, and the private sector
gathered in daily plenaries, breakout sessions, and parallel side
events to discuss innovative and creative methods to encourage
large-scale clean energy development and deployment, according to
the conference organizers.
Verdict was the only invited academia speaker from the U.S. In his
presentation, "Building Low Carbon Generation Through Smart
Buildings & Smart Grid," Verdict provided an overview of how
Smart [operated] commercial buildings connected to a Smart
electrical grid can lower electrical consumption significantly
while lessening the demand for power generation and helping sustain
the climate through lower air emissions.