A student case study research project found that for a residential home, 90% of life cycle energy consumption occurred during operation, with only 10% for construction and maintenance.
Jose Alfaro
Position:
Research Assistant
Email:
jfalfaro@umich.edu
Office Location:
3012 Dana Building, 440 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1041
Degrees:
Ph.D. Resource Policy & Behavior student, 2015
M.S. Environmental Engineering, Clemson University, 2011
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, 2003
Research Interests:
1) the prediction of electrical grid development in third world countries and the environmental impacts associated with the grid construction and use, 2) how policy can affect the grid balance towards lower environmental impact options and higher social justice degrees, 3) complex systems, social justice of sustainability in third world countries and transfer of appropriate technologies
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