Seattle Steam Seeking District Energy Curriculum or "Teaching Moments" on campuses with district energy

[Rob Thornton]

Colleagues,

Stan Gent of Seattle Steam is looking for case examples at US colleges
and universities wherein the existence or innovation of the Campus
Energy System (district energy or CHP or other thermal innovation) has
been the catalyst for a teaching curriculum advancement, or structured
learning, or data gathering or other occasion where the university has
now embraced not only the efficiency and environmental qualities of
district energy serving their campus but have moved beyond to develop
additional research or creation of a curriculum or advanced research
to broaden understanding of how district energy impacts the community.

For instance, at Cornell University, has the Mechanical Engineering
Department expanded the Thermodynamics course to evaluate deep lake
water cooling or has the Environmental Studies department incorporated
review of emissions reductions from CHP in their undergraduate or
graduate program? Has the use of multiple fuels at Univ of Missouri
Columbia led to expanded research by other ngo's or govt agencies in
the region?

Seattle Steam is working on a grant opportunity with a local
university and would like to reference other examples where district
energy systems have created "learning environments" or expanded
classrooms or fostered related research on energy and environmental
programs for the community.

The grant application is due fairly soon so please contact Stan at
sgent@seattlesteam if you have anything to share.

On behalf of the IDEA Campus Energy Forum, thanks for any help.

Rob Thornton rob....@districtenergy.org