University of Oregon-Portland
White Stag Building
70 NW Couch, Room 142/144
Ruwan Jayaweera
In the U.S., buildings account for roughly 40 percent of all annual energy consumed and 40 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions. So as members of the building design industry, we have a responsibility to design as efficient a building as possible. In the Northwest climate, the building envelope plays a major role in determining the amount of energy the building uses. This seminar will discuss how the envelope factors in to the building’s energy use. Topics include glazing percentage, improved envelopes, balance point temperature and the latest trends that we are tracking in envelope materials.
Ruwan Jayaweera, PE, LEED AP Associate/Mechanical Engineer
Ruwan is a mechanical engineer with more than 12 years of experience in design and modeling of sustainable buildings. As a PAE Associate he leads teams in design and commissioning while also spearheading the firm’s work with Engineers Without Borders. He has provided expertise for 12 LEED projects including a new administrative and interpretive building in Olympia, Washington that is on track for LEED Platinum. A well-travelled fellow, Ruwan was born in Sri Lanka, earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Maryland and in 2005 moved to the Pacific Northwest. He has two children, is a backpacker and runner and occasionally plays the violin.