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Faculty Experts
Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
Expertise:
environmental engineering
sustainability
Contact:
jin.wen@drexel.edu
215.895.4911
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For news media inquiries, contact Britt Faulstick at bef29@drexel.edu, 215.895.2617 (office) or 215.796.5161 (cell).
How To Stay Cool During a Heat Wave In a Home Without Air Conditioning — and When To Leave
Jin Wen, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a July 16 Washington Post story about how to stay cool in the summer with out air conditioning.
Outdoor Heaters Seem Like a Huge Waste. Are They Really?
Jin Wen, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a Nov. 25 New York Times story about outdoor space heaters and energy efficient home heating strategies. The story was picked up by a number of online outlets, including Yahoo! News.
Diagnostic Tool to Identify Building Issues
Jin Wen, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a Sept. 28 Buildings.com story about her research to developed a cloud-based building management system for detecting faults.
Popularity Surging for Smart-Home Technology
Dr. Jin Wen, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about the emerging popularity of smart homes.
Diagnosing 'Sick' Buildings to Save Energy
Are you feeling too cold right now? Too warm? Is your office's air a little stale today? On average, Americans spend 90 percent of the day indoors, in a controlled environment. Controlling that environment, at least in the workplace, is the Sisyphean labor of building operators. “Operating” a building requires not only striking the perfect balance between heating, cooling and ventilation, but also repairing and maintaining all of the equipment and systems that allow this magical equilibrium to exist. Endlessly pushing a boulder up a hill might actually be less work. As part of a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, researchers from Drexel University are working on a cloud-based data analysis tool that could help consolidate these labors while also spotting undetected problems that lead to wasted energy and poor indoor environmental quality.
Institute for Energy and the Environment Seed Grants
Reducing carbon emissions, improving efficiency of the power grid and using ultrasound to treat contaminated water are just a few of the research goals being pursued by the first round of projects funded by the A.J. Drexel Institute for Energy and the Environment. In all six projects received seed funding totaling $270,000 to investigate topics related to environmental protection and sustainability.