David Sailor at Portland State Unviersity

David J. Sailor

MECHANICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Dr. Sailor's CV

Dr. Sailor's BIOGRAPHY

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My research is in the general area of Energy and the Environment. In recent years the focus of my work has been on modeling the urban climate, with applications in air quality, building energy consumption, human health, and climate change. See research link for details of ongoing projects.

Course Information:
Office Hours:	By appointment.
Fall 2009:	Nothing.
Winter 2010:	ME 423/523 - Fundamentals of Building Science (w/ Spolek) ME 411/511 - Instrumentation (w/ Tretheway)
Spring 2010:	ME 442/542 - Adv. Heat Transfer

Useful Links:

AMS BUE - Board on the Urban Environment

EPA Heat Island Page

IAUC - Int. Association for the Urban Climate

IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

GBRL -Green Building Research Lab at Portland State

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

We continue to develop improved models of the building energy impacts of green roofs.
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We've developed new methods and instrumentation for Urban Heat Island traverse studies.
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NEWS: Green Building Research Laboratory receives $1M in Federal funding....!
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