Author Archives: Jesse McElwain

About Jesse McElwain

Jesse is a third year student in Architecture. He is the Director of Publicity and Communications for CUSD, and co-directs the Site Determination & Design sub-team for the Sustainability Research Facility.

Notes from the Hydropower Team

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Jesse McElwain
Students on the Hydropower team compiled flow diagrams

At our first meeting, we discussed our overall purpose for this semester-what exactly hydropower means, and what construction our own plant would entail. Our goal for the time-being was to find out as much as we can about existing technology and how it applies to our situation. This week, We … Continue reading →

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Subteam Meetings Start This Week!

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Jesse McElwain
the Solar team met for the first time this week...

The Solar team met for the first time this past week. Out of the five members, three are new to the team, so most of the meeting was spent reviewing the basic concepts of Solar Energy. The goal for the week is for new members to get acquainted with solar … Continue reading →

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Daily Sun Spotlights Sustainability Research Facility

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Jesse McElwain
SRF in the Daily Sun!

Jeremy and Jesse, CUSD:SRF Team Leaders, were recently interviewed about the exciting future of the Sustainability Research Facility! Read it Here

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Reflections: HVAC and Controls

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Jesse McElwain
Schematic Diagram of a Reconfigurable Ventilation System

“My participation with CUSD provided me with a great experience and allowed me to apply Systems Engineering concepts to a real life project.  Even though the SRF is only in its beginning stages, the work that our sub-team is critical in building a knowledge base so that a state-of-the-art research … Continue reading →

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Reflections

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Jesse McElwain
The SRF Team Six Months Ago

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be publishing posts featuring messages from students about their experience with CUSD during the semester.

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