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July 20, 2009
One of UNLV's Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering research centers, the Center for Energy Reseach (CER) will receive $5,724,709 from Secreatary Chu's Recovery Act Funding- To Advance Smart Grid Development.
Specifically, Robert Boehm, distinguished NSHE professor and the CER director, received funding for a project titled: "Dramatic Residential Reduction in the Desert Southwest." Villa Trieste is a collaboration between UNLV, CER, Pulte Homes, and NV Energy. "This community of green homes will provide a laboratory atmosphere that will be used to apply cost benefit analysis and research various energy-conserving design approaches," as released by Senator Harry Reid's office.
Additional information:
http://www.enewspf.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8992:secretary-chu-announces-more-than-57-million-in-recovery-act-funding-to-advance-smart-grid-development-&catid=88888928&itemid=88890163
Villa Trieste: http://engineering.unlv.edu/research/
Center for Energy Research: http://www.cer.unlv.edu/cer/
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