@ForrestCHAOS

Thermal avenger and director of CHAOS at Princeton School of Architecture and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

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Joined December 2008
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I love that @SlackHQ kicked my research team off and deleted all my guests and team connections when my credit card number changed... all after ONLY emailing me about the problem - I thought slack let me avoid email... come on guys!
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I've finally made it... my research topic made it into XKCD... yay! xkcd.com/2790/

Heat Pump

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Built another level of the treehouse out of random washed up pieces of Canadian docks on the shore of Lake Ontario. Good Father’s Day
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“Every act of construction is a defiance of nature” - Emilio Ambasz at @PrincetonSoA Kassler lecture. Same day as my construction is celebrated on the home page Princeton.edu. Still couldn’t agree more. Trying to minimize defiance is hard.

Princeton University

Through teaching and research, we educate people who will contribute to society and develop knowledge that will make a difference in the world.

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Norway getting it done electrifying both heating and transportation. Yes - heat pumps work fine in cold climates.
Jan Rosenow@janrosenow25 Jan 2023
BREAKING: Norwegian heat pump market grows by 25% in 2022. Almost 2/3 of homes in Norway now have a heat pump installed. novap.no/artikler/energismar…
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Sorry @JesseJenkins - even the most efficient buildings have dumb thermostats next to outdoor doors - making this inefficient heater heat this space to 90 degrees while the T-stat set to 70. Better controls such low hanging fruit - for now CHAOS research = turning dumb stuff off
Jesse D. Jenkins
@JesseJenkins2 Nov 2022
This is not a bad place to work...
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to be clear it's not the engineers or the architecta fault, though they could have fought harder against stupidity - it is the project managers and developers that drive a mentality of maximum space and minimal innovation where only first costs matter and on time on budget rules
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If it weren't for the extreme innovation resistance and risk aversion in the building and construction sector I could make our building have half the emissions and be twice as comfortable. #radiant #heating #thermostat
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Replying to @xtracycle
@xtracycle we made the "coolest" bike out there @cooperunion, turning a free radical into a heat pump beverage cooler, powered by pedaling. @BITZERGroup @kippworks @ForrestCHAOS
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Tom Meitner was an amazing human being. He made me happy as a friend and good about the prospects of solving the myriad challenges the planet faces. Will carry on in his spirit. This is just too tragic to comprehend. #mentalhealth #guncontrol #tommeixner washingtonpost.com/education…

U. of Arizona professor fatally shot; former student charged

Thomas Meixner, a professor at the University of Arizona, was shot and killed by a former student at the school, according to police.

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Wow. This @Chevron ad is surprisingly honest. xitter.cf/GhostPanther/status/15…
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It's a new week. Let's find our strength and #electrifyeverything! (The answer is always heat pump.)
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authors.elsevier.com/a/1fAqp…
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nytimes.com/2022/05/20/clima… Never generalize anything, and be critical about everything

Spot the greenwashing (Published 2022)

Corporate climate pledges are everywhere. Some are solid, others definitely are not.

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Finally in the cool kid club #covid
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Yet another reason to shop at your local bike shop. #shoplocal #bikeshop bicycling.com/news/a39928864…

A Viral TikTok Shows a Pile of New Bikes in a Target Dumpster

The big-box store is under fire after a dumpster-diving mom shares a video of a dozen new bikes tossed in Target's trash.

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Hilariously accurate and embarrassing quote from me on this... let's save the world and do it in our own back yard! The easiest austerity measure is IMBY austerity. paw.princeton.edu/article/ma…

Major Construction Underway for New Geo-Exchange Energy System

Thousands of holes, or bores, are being dug underneath the south side of campus for a new system to reduce emissions

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“Some of my colleagues complained about how noisy the geo-thermal drilling was in the summer. And I’m like, ‘Are you kidding me? Do you know how important this is to carbon emissions?’” Meggers said.
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“I think there needs to be a little more ‘we’re going to save the world’ attitude about the project.”
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Whoever says I wear too many hats, doesn't realize I'm just trying to figure out what goes best with overalls. #experiments #hottube #radiant #concrete ... Monday morning being hot in the cold, Tuesday after concrete, then teaching VR/AR class
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