[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 146 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1434-E1435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING PROFESSOR GZ (CHARLIE) BROWN

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                         HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 6, 2015

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize University of 
Oregon Professor GZ (Charlie) Brown, Philip H. Knight Professor of 
Architecture. For 38 years, Professor Brown has taught and inspired 
generations of University of Oregon students and practitioners.
  Prof. Brown is a leader in sustainable design and founded the UO 
Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory, (ESBL) located in Portland and 
Eugene. As director of the ESBL, he developed and oversaw research 
projects focused on understanding how building and transportation 
design determines energy consumption. The lab collaborates with 
designers, builders, developers, and governmental agencies to develop 
strategies and design tools that maximize energy efficiency in new 
materials, components, assemblies, buildings, and communities. The ESBL 
has acted as a design consultant on more than 100 projects.
  Prof. Brown is a pioneer. In 1988, he collaborated on a study 
investigating the impacts

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of climate change on the energy performance of buildings. In 1991, he 
served as an advisor on the Global Warming project for the Office of 
Technology Assessment of the U.S. Congress. He is the author of a 
pioneering book on the practice of sustainable design, Sun, Wind and 
Light: Architectural Design Strategies, and co-author of Natural 
Ventilation in Northwest Buildings and Inside Out: Design Procedures 
for Passive Environmental Technologies. His list of publications 
includes more than 100 papers and reports on computing, energy, 
climate, and housing. He has also co-authored software programs to 
facilitate design, including Energy Scheming, SIP Scheming, Energy 
Module, and Auto Architect.
  Prof. Brown's research topics include visualization of building 
information, manually activated pneumatic shade controls, natural 
ventilation, daylighting (including the impact of structural design), 
heat exchangers, modular construction (with a focus on structural 
insulated panels), classroom design, building massing, passive design, 
insulation, energy auditing, and straw bale construction.
  He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the 
American Solar Energy Society, and has received awards for leadership 
in research from the U.S. Green Building Council and the Architectural 
Research Centers Consortium. In 1984, Prof. Brown received the National 
Award for Energy Innovation from the U.S. Department of Energy and the 
Governor's Award for Energy Innovation from the State of Oregon.
  Prof. Brown will be honored this month by the University of Oregon 
for his contributions, and it is my honor to recognize and congratulate 
him for his years of exemplary service.

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