The document summarizes Evan Bowen's Earthwatch Action Project where Alcoa partners with James Madison University to reduce the energy consumption of Kawneer Harrisonburg, a customer operations center, by at least 10% by the end of 2017. A team from JMU called MADƎEnergy will provide recommendations on how to achieve this goal. Currently, the team is in the preliminary information gathering stage, having conducted initial heat mapping and HVAC readings of the building. They hope to secure additional funding and materials from Kawneer Norcross to help reduce energy losses from the building exterior. MADƎEnergy has established timelines for mapping the HVAC system, analyzing the building's thermal properties and current subsystems, and proposing initial

1. Evan Bowen’s Earthwatch Action Project
Alcoa partners with James Madison University to reduce energy consumption
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November 23rd, 2015

2. Motivations
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What is the purpose of our action projects?
 Raise awareness for our Earthwatch project
 Promote Sustainability
 Positively impact our local community
How do we best accomplish these goals?

3. Project Vision & Groundwork
Engage the local community by
partnering with James Madison
University (JMU) on a two year project
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JMU’s research team
will provide Kawneer Harrisonburg with
recommendations on how to reduce
their energy output by at least 10
percent by the end of 2017.

4. More on MADƎEnergy
Team Members and Roles
 Alex Kroll – Project Manager
 Jessica Roberts – Communication Specialist
 Zach Bartemy – Primary Facilitator
 Javal Swift – Resource Manager
Team’s Problem Statement
 We aim to assist Mr. Evan Bowen, employee of Alcoa Inc., in an environmental initiative to
formulate appropriate energy reduction recommendations at the Kawneer Customer
Operations Center, located at 2031 Deyerle Ave. in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Appropriate
energy reduction methods should lower consumption by a minimum of 10 percent while
considering the comfort, health and productivity of the 100 plus employees of the workspace.
An initial budget of 2000 dollars is currently available to develop initial energy reduction
recommendations for spring of 2016. From here the team will have until spring of 2017 to
implement, evaluate, and produce further recommendations.
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5. Current Results
MADƎEnergy is currently in their
preliminary information gathering
stage of the project
 Right: Initial heat map and HVAC
outflow temperature readings of
Kawneer Harrisonburg taken by
the team on 11/4/15
Contact with Bill Hooper (Kawneer
Norcross) has been made in an
effort to secure additional funding
and material donations
 MADƎEnergy hopes to use
Kawneer Products to reduce
energy losses on the outside of
the building
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6. Future Work
MADƎEnergy’s Timeline of Future Deadlines Thru Spring 2016:
 December 11th 2015 – Mapping of Current HVAC System
 January 22nd 2016 – Building’s Thermal Analysis
 April 1st 2016 – Analysis of Building’s Current Subsystems
 May 6th 2016 – Proposed List of Recommendations to Kawneer
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Deadlines taken from MADƎEnergy’s
Fall 2015 Project Overview

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