Topics

Sustainability, the Urban Environment, and LEED

Why LEED and not Green Built?

What's the Michigan Uniform Energy Code?

What is a geothermal heat pump, and how does it work?

How can I make a new home more energy efficient?

How can I make an existing home more energy efficient?

What result can adding insulation have on my heating bill?

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LEED Certification

Energy Star

Green Built Michigan

Heat Load Calculation Spreadsheet

Shirley Fleischmann, Ph.D.

Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Fleischmann came to GVSU in 1989 after teaching at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. Her specialty areas are fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer. As a faculty advisor for the ASME Student Section she has also worked to increase opportunities for students to be professionally involved in service work. Dr. Fleischmann has been nationally recognized for teaching excellence through a number of teaching awards including the Carnegie Foundation Michigan Professor of the Year in 1998.

E-mail Dr. Fleischmann at fleischs@gvsu.edu
Office: 331 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6761

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Green House on Watson

Purple House on Fulton

Hot Water Heater

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