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Daniel Overbey

Daniel Overbey

Daniel Overbey, AIA, NCARB, LEED Fellow (LEED AP BD+C, ID+C, O+M), WELL AP is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Ball State University and the Director of Sustainability for Browning Day in Indianapolis, Ind. His work focuses on high-performance building design and construction, environmental systems research, green building certification services, energy/life-cycle assessment modeling, and resilient design. He can be reached at djoverbey@bsu.edu.

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2-12-16 Living Sustainable

Defining Mass Walls through Heat Capacity

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Daniel Overbey
February 12, 2016
There are significant differences in the prescriptive requirements of mass walls versus other above-grade walls.
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1-18-16

Standard Effective Temperature (SET) and Thermal Comfort

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Daniel Overbey
January 18, 2016
The Passive Survivability and Functionality During Emergencies credit endeavors to ensure that buildings will maintain reasonable functionality.
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Visualizing Weather Data Using Climate

Visualizing Weather Data Using Climate Consultant

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Daniel Overbey
December 28, 2015
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy provides public access to long-term climate data for over 2,100 locations throughout the world.
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Reflectance

The Difference Between Reflectance and Emittance

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Daniel Overbey
November 18, 2015
The term emittance refers to a material's ability to release heat through radiation.
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Corporate Sustainability Reports (CSRs) and LEED v4

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Daniel Overbey
October 20, 2015
Project teams can be rewarded by choosing products from manufacturers that have publicly released information from their raw materials suppliers.
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We Must Address Our Aging Infrastructure

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Daniel Overbey
September 22, 2015
The frank truth is that most of us do not think about our dependance on infrastructure until we experience a disruption.
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Analog Analysis

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Daniel Overbey
August 25, 2015
Digital tools are vital, but sometimes in order to really understand a phenomena we have to get a bit closer.
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Examining the Jevons Paradox through Residential Energy Consumption

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Daniel Overbey
August 13, 2015
Is there any such thing as a "perfect" energy code?
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7-10-15 Living Sustainable

Understanding the Profile Angle

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Daniel Overbey
July 10, 2015
If you’ve ever designed an overhang to protect a window, you have been confronted with the question of how far should it extend
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When the ‘Prevailing’ Wind Direction is Anything But

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Daniel Overbey
June 5, 2015
Design teams would be wise to provide natural ventilation strategies that can function with a variety of wind directions in order to provide effective passive cooling for the greatest amount of time.
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