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UIC Industrial Assessment Center Participates in USDOE National Webcast Lecture Series

Dr. William Worek's presentation on The Utilization of Combined Heat and Power is one of the five lectures included in The US Department of Energy National Webcast Lectures Series 2006. Entire presentation is now available for viewing as a webcast at National IAC Webcast Lecture Series webpage (free registration is required to view archived lectures). You can also download the Power Point version of the presentation by clicking here. Please note that the size of the presentation is 587MB!

EEBA Workshops @ University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

This course has been developed by the Energy & Environmental Building Association (EEBA) based on research from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program. Regional case studies are featured, demonstrating high performance homes and the dramatic results achieved. Houses That Work™ is the best educational investment you can make for improving the performance, efficiency and durability of the homes you build. This session provides strategies and concepts that reduce costly callbacks, warranty, and liability issues. Further details and registration information for the seminar series can be found on the EEBA web site (www.eeba.org). The seminar series is hosted by UIC and sponsored by the National Center for Energy Management and Building Technologies (NCEMBT), Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation (ICECF), and Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and others.

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ERC Engineers Publish an Article in "Plant Services" Magazine

An important article about the energy cost associated with operating desiccant dryers appears in the April 2006 edition of "Plant Services". The authors, Noel Corral and Andrew Sheaffer, are two engineers from the Engineering Solutions Group (ESG) at the Energy Resources Center.

"Don't Get Hung Out to Dry"

 

Evaluating the CHP Marketplace
Workshops for Engineers and Architects

The Energy Resources Center will host a series of workshops in May of 2005 on Evaluating and Marketing Combined Heat and Power Options in a Volatile Energy Marketplace.

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Previous Workshop: Natural Gas Price and Volatility Workshop - Rockford Illinois

The Energy Resources Center hosted a workshop on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 at the Holiday Inn of Rockford on Natural Gas Price and Volatility issues.

Improving Demand Side Management

PowerPoint Presentation by Michael J. Chimack, PE, CEM
Principal Engineer, Energy Resources Center

Improving Demand Side Management:
Energy Efficiency and the Bottom Line
(862 KB)

Download the workshop agenda.
Agenda (61 kb)

Download the entire workshop brochure with registration and agenda.
Registration and Agenda (183 kb)