What is the purpose of the Department of Energy's Building Technologies Program (BTP)?
A) To develop technologies for producing less-expensive construction techniques
B) To achieve a 30 percent reduction in energy use in residential and commercial building codes
C) To develop technologies for building homes faster
D) To teach young architects about standard building technologies
Question 2
What is the best way to warm a refrigerant cylinder?
A) Over a hot flame B) With a torch
C) By pouring boiling water over the cylinder D) In a bucket of warm water
Energy Coupling
Louis H. Sullivan, Bayard-Condict Building, New York.
Climate models the flow of mass and energy
Global energy imbalance ~0.75 Wm-2
Energy Balance Is Achieved When Energy (Calories) In Equals Energy (Calories) Out
Energy flow in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis