Thomas H. Colledge
Assistant Professor of Engineering Design
The Pennsylvania State University
Mailing Address
213 Hammond Building
University Park, PA 16802
University Park, PA 16802
Office
213 Hammond Building
Phone
814-863-1527
Fax
814-863-7229
E-Mail
Also:
Faculty Advisor—Engineers for a Sustainable World
Editor-in-Chief—International eJournal for Service Learning in Engineering
Editor-in-Chief—International eJournal for Service Learning in Engineering
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Alternative HVAC design of computer building
Nueva Esperanza, El SalvadorA concrete block building along with 35 computers were donated to the community of Nueva Esperanza by the Spanish government. However, the cost of electricity in the community was $0.38/kW-hr. and the temperature in the building would climb to over 113 Fahrenheit. A team of Penn State students, along with the community and the NGO Voices on the Border designed an alternative cooling system which dramatically reduced power consumption while cooling the building.