The session will cover the following:

• How to assess current energy consumption of a building
• How to reduce the energy consumption
• How to select the adequate energy solutions
• How to configure  a Hybrid PV system in the Lebanese context
• What is the real performance through a case study

Speaker: Dr. Elias Kinab

Elias Kinab is an associate professor at the Lebanese University. He obtained his PhD in energy from the Ecole des Mines de Paris in 2009 and his master's degree in fluid mechanics and energy systems from the University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris XI in 2006. He has worked as a project manager at Bureau Veritas - France, in the Department of Energy and HSE (2010 - 2011); He taught at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the American University of Beirut. (2011 - 2014); He is a consultant and researcher in the fields of solar energy, renewable energies, energy efficiency, heat pumps, and green buildings.

Speaker: Dr. Talal Salem

Dr. Talal Salem is Associate Professor and chairperson of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.
He joined the teaching staff of at Notre Dame University-Louaize in October 2008. His research interests include sustainable building materials, integration of renewable energy in building design, energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality. Dr. Salem is working on the setting of a real-scale experimental tool for the characterization of building envelope, and testing new materials for sustainable construction. He is also a visiting scholar to University of Lyon - ENTPE in France since 2011, where he is involved in teaching graduate courses at the Department of Civil Engineering and Buildings.

Details
Speaker: Dr. Talal Salem and Dr. Elias Kinab
Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Time: 15:00 to 18:00
Location: Rotana Gefinor
Cost: $100