September 2023 Chapter Meeting: The ASHRAE Building Decarbonization Strategy Game

Topic: The ASHRAE Building Decarbonization Strategy Game
Test your knowledge of building decarbonization strategy through participation in this interactive program. The audience competes to see who can match common building decarbonization planning practices and improvement measures with the appropriate definitions and rank them in order of highest relative importance. The building decarbonization measures and practices cover a range of topics including project planning and delivery; building systems and equipment; building operations; and renewable energy.  The session ends with a discussion of priorities for addressing building industry education and training gaps.

Presenter: Donald Colliver, Ph.D., P.E. | Professor University of Kentucky

Donald “Don” Colliver has been involved in the energy usage and efficiency of buildings for over 40 years. He is Professor in the Biosystems Engineering Department and a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Don was the ASHRAE Society President in 2002-2003 and was chosen to be the initial Co-Chair of the ASHRAE Task Force for Building Decarbonization (TFBD). He currently serves as its Vice Chair. He will be leading an interactive game developed by the TFBD that serves an introduction to strategies to decarbonize buildings.

Don has lectured in 20 countries with his teaching emphasis in solar PV systems design; indoor environmental control; industrial energy auditing; building energy modeling and analysis; decarbonization; and sustainable design.

He was awarded a doctorate from Purdue University; and is a hiker, viticulturist, and a retired soccer referee.