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Labs Planning & Activities

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• LABS SESSIONS: Fridays, 1:30pm-3:30pm-ish
  • Agenda

• SESSIONS CURRENT TOPICS:
  • Annex Heating by Electric Unit Heater
  • Domestic Water Heater Electrical Usage
  • Refrigerator Optimization
  • Solar Thermal Panel Performance experiment (contd.) with addition of activation study - Fridays in March
  • Temperature & Humidity Profile of the historic office space

• SESSIONS ON THE BACK BURNER:
  • Businesses In Residence Plug Load Study
  • Earth Room Fan Operation & Optimization

• Green Garage Sustainability Labs Calendar

Experiments

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Current Experiments

• Solar Thermal Panel Performance & Optimization - in design
• GG Refrigerator Energy Usage
• GG In Residence Business Plug Load Study

On-Going Experiments

• Trash Audit - completed first audit; on-going
• Trash Tracker - on-going

Past Experiments

• Blower Door Test

Future Experiments

• Rainwater Study

Green Garage Sustainability Labs

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Home of the MADD Scientists - "Making A Difference Daily"....we hope!!!

Labs Mission

• We perform scientific study to support sustainable stewardship of our Community and Earth, seeking the truth of our actions and having fun doing it.
• We are the "truth window" into the Green Garage.
• Our goal is to convert beliefs into knowledge.

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