Materials for Sustainable Building

Materials for Green Building

Symposium Co-Chairs

Jan Kośny
Research Professor, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Robert Ryan
Chief Executive Officer/President
Twining, Inc.

Key Speakers

Study on building energy efficiency under the combined action of vacuum insulation panel and vacuum glass panel
Zhaofeng Chen
Head of the Department of Materials and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

Mitigating Alkali-Silica Reaction in Sustainable Concrete Using Pre-Saturated Calcined Clay Nanoparticles and Lithium
Jianqiang Wei
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Advanced Evaluation of the Performance of Reflective Air Spaces
David Yarbrough
Vice President, R&D Services, Inc.

The Conundrum and Reality – Aging of Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) in Buildings
Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Victoria, Canada

Can Salt-Based Inorganic PCMs Become Essential Components of Future Building Thermal Storage, Passive Thermal Mass, and Building Integrated Energy Storage Applications?
Jan Kośny
Research Professor, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

The development of new materials and devices for more sustainable buildings provides one of the greatest opportunities for environmental change. The energy consumption of houses and buildings accounts for 40% of all energy used. Producing that energy generates about 36% of total carbon dioxide emissions. A range of new materials and solutions are being developed that promise significant improvements in the sustainability and efficiency of buildings.

Join industry leaders and innovators from government, industrial and academic laboratories to discuss new and what's next, from super-insulating materials, building integrated photovoltaics and innovative lighting, to new roofing and window materials, novel coatings, and new sustainable construction materials.

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	Monday October 18
1:30	Materials for Sustainable Building
	Tuesday October 19
8:30	Sustainability Track Keynotes
1:30	Carbon Footprint & Renewable Energies

2021 Symposium Program
	Monday October 18

1:30	Materials for Sustainable Building	Camellia 3
	Session chair: Jan Kosny, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
1:30	Mitigating Alkali-Silica Reaction in Sustainable Concrete Using Pre-Saturated Calcined Clay Nanoparticles and Lithium J. Wei, University of Massachusetts Lowell, US
1:55	Advanced Evaluation of the Performance of Reflective Air Spaces D. Yarbrough and H. Saber, Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association, US
2:25	The Conundrum and Reality – Aging of Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) in Buildings P. Mukhopadhyaya, University of Victoria, CA
2:55	Study on building energy efficiency under the combined action of vacuum insulation panel and vacuum glass panel C. Zhaofeng, W. Qiong, N. Lei, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, CN
3:25	Building low-cost aerogel insulation material S. Ren, University at Buffalo, US
3:45	Can Salt-Based Inorganic PCMs Become Essential Components of Future Building Thermal Storage, Passive Thermal Mass, and Building Integrated Energy Storage Applications? J. Kosny, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, US
4:05	Phase Change Materials for Applications in Building Thermal Energy Storage, pp. 97-100 M.A. Habib, M.M. Rahman, Wichita State University, US
4:25	Hierarchical reflective aerogel nanocomposite paint for building thermal management S. Ren, SUNY - Buffalo, US
	Tuesday October 19

8:30	Sustainability Track Keynotes	Woodrow Wilson B
	Session chair: Rebecca Locker, Modern Meadow
8:30	Performance-Advantaged Plastic Made from CO2 and Waste Biomass M. Kanan, Stanford University, US
9:00	Recent Developments in the Utilization of Biomass-derived Nanomaterials and Enabling Technologies to Advance the Bioeconomy O. Rojas, University of British Columbia, CA
9:30	Democratization of Sustainable Materials: How Performance is Desrisking a Path to a Post Petroleum Future C. Dimmler, Checkerspot, US

1:30	Carbon Footprint & Renewable Energies	Chesapeake 8
	Session chair: YuanQiao Rao, The Dow Chemical Company
1:30	Exploring the Role of Nanomaterials in Advancing Solar Thermal Technologies, pp. 253-256 O. Demirel, M.G. Anderson, E. Gonzalez, Icarus RT, Inc., US
1:55	3D printed energy efficient magnetocaloric cooling devices with controlled microchannels, functional grading and magnetic anisotropy, pp. 260-262 V. Sharma, L. Balderson, R. Barua, H. Zhao, R.L. Hadimani, Virginia Commonwealth University, US
2:15	Promoting Technology Transfer of a Pumpless Solar Thermal Air Heater (Patent Number 10775058) Innovation using the Customer Discovery Method in a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), pp. 251-252 S. Addo, P. Tyagi, D. Shetty, University of the District of Columbia, US
2:35	Integrated Process of CO2 Capture and Conversion to Chemicals: Technology Opportunities and Challenges C. Panchal, K. Goyal, R. Doctor, E3Tec Service LLC, US
2:55	A Portable Nuclear Fusion Powered Generator M. Paluszek, S.J. Thomas, C. Swanson, S. Cohen, Princeton Fusion Systems, US