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Prof. Leslie K Norford

Professor of of Architecture

Primary DLC

Department of Architecture

MIT Room: 5-418D
(617) 253-8797
https://architecture.mit.edu/people/les-norford

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Power Monitoring and Fault Detection in Building Heating, Cooling, and Ventilating Equipment
Building Energy Studies in Developing Countries
Control of Building Conditioning Equipment
Power Usage and Performance of Electronic Office Equipment
Building Technology
Energy Efficient Design
Retrofitting
Indoor Air Quality

Research Summary

Professor Norford specializes in energy studies, controls, and ventilation and is seeking to improve the way buildings use the earth's resources.

Recent Work

  • Video

    9.26.23-Sustainability-Norford

    September 26, 2023Conference Video Duration: 34:53
    Optimized for Sustainability: Design of Structural and Thermal Systems for the Built Environment  

    2.24.21-Decarbonizing-Buildings

    February 24, 2021Conference Video Duration: 120:13
    Robert Stoner
    Deputy Director for Science and Technology, MIT Energy Initiative
    Founding Director, MIT Tata Center
    Christoph Reinhart
    Professor, School of Architecture + Planning
    Director, Building Technology Program
    Caitlin Mueller
    Associate Professor, Structural Design
    Director, Digital Structures Research Group
    Joint appointment with Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
    Leslie Norford
    Professor, Building Technology
    Associate Head, Department of Architecture
    Yang Shao-Horn
    Keck Professor of Energy, Mechanical Engineering

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