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Stephen Selkowitz

b. 1948

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About Stephen Selkowitz

Born 1948. Stephen Selkowitz is an American building scientist and civil engineer, known for Building science and Low emissivity.

Stephen E. Selkowitz is an American building scientist, and a leading researcher of energy efficiency in building envelopes. He is currently a senior advisor for building science at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. In 2014, he received the Award of Excellence from Engineering News-Record (formerly the Man of the Year award).

Life and career Selkowitz was born March 8, 1948, and grew up in Newton, Massachusetts. His father was a pharmacist.

Awards Selkowitz received the ENR Award of Excellence "for relentlessly working to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and for moving the nation toward better building performance, as well as for being the master of commercializing energy-efficient building technologies and the mastermind of FLEXLAB," the Facility for Low-Energy eXperiments in Buildings located at Berkeley Lab.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Building scientist, civil engineer
Nationality
Known for
Building science, Low emissivity
Education
California Institute of the Arts, Harvard University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Employers
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Awards
Engineering News-Record
Also known as
Stephen E. Selkowitz

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Stephen Selkowitz?

building scientist

When was Stephen Selkowitz born?

Stephen Selkowitz was born on 8 March 1948 in Boston.

What is Stephen Selkowitz's occupation?

Stephen Selkowitz is a building scientist and civil engineer.

What is Stephen Selkowitz known for?

Stephen Selkowitz is known for Building science and Low emissivity.

What nationality is Stephen Selkowitz?

Stephen Selkowitz is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Stephen Selkowitz

· Wikidata: Q16751046

· DBpedia: Stephen Selkowitz

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