{"150711":{"#nid":"150711","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Building Construction Professor Receives Research Grant from ELECTRI International Partnership","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.electri.org\/\u0022\u003EELECTRI International\u003C\/a\u003E announced that Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Dr. Baabak Ashuri has been\u0026nbsp;awarded a $7,000 special research grant through a partnership created by the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlantaelectrical.org\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Chapter NECA\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lutron.com\/Pages\/Default.aspx\u0022\u003ELutron Electronics Company, Inc\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp; The research project, \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA Systematic Approach for the Assessment of Green Opportunities for Electrical Contractors, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003Ewill be conducted Dr. Ashuri and a Georgia Tech Building Construction Graduate Student. The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.electri.org\/news\/special-funding-georgia-tech-project\u0022\u003Eproject\u003C\/a\u003E will develop a method\u0026nbsp;that contractors can use to evaluate sustainable opportunities based on their characteristics, and potential benefits\/risks. The study\u0026nbsp;also will create an\u0026nbsp;investment evaluation tool for electrical contractors to present green opportunities to prospective clients.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLutron is pleased to join the Atlanta Chapter NECA in support of research on green opportunities for the electrical contractor community,\u201d said Andrew Lawler, National Sales Manager of Lutron in a prepared statement. \u201cAs a manufacturer, we understand the importance of embracing the contractor community and helping them promote green lighting technologies to their customers.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bc.gatech.edu\/people\/baabak-ashuri\u0022\u003EDr. Baabak Ashuri\u003C\/a\u003E is an assistant professor in the School of Building Construction at the Georgia Institute of Technology and director of the Georgia Tech Economics of the Sustainable Built Environment (ESBE) Lab in the School of Building Construction. He specializes in Economic Decision Analysis, Strategic Risk Management, Investment Analysis under Uncertainty (e.g., the Real Option Methodology), Capital Budgeting, and Project Finance.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.electri.org\/\u0022\u003EELECTRI International\u003C\/a\u003E announced that Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Dr. Baabak Ashuri has been awarded a $7,000 special research grant through a partnership created by the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlantaelectrical.org\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Chapter NECA\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lutron.com\/Pages\/Default.aspx\u0022\u003ELutron Electronics Company, Inc\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27709","created_gmt":"2012-08-30 14:37:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:43","author":"Rachel Von Ins","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"158531":{"id":"158531","type":"image","title":"Babaak Ashuri","body":null,"created":"1449178883","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:41:23","changed":"1475894794","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:34","alt":"Babaak Ashuri","file":{"fid":"195358","name":"ashuri_cropped.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ashuri_cropped_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ashuri_cropped_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":20195,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ashuri_cropped_1.jpg?itok=UZ4O8D8j"}}},"media_ids":["158531"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"42141","name":"Dr. Baabak Ashuri"},{"id":"167100","name":"school of building construction"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["rachel.vonins@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}