Decarbonizing District Heating at UC Davis: The Path from Steam to Hot Water with Heat Recovery

This video from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features a presentation by Joshua Morejohn, Executive Director of Utilities & Engineering at UC (University of California) Davis. This presentation was given at the 2024 BEST Annual Institute: Less Carbon, More Action! Strategies for Better Buildings & Tech Education.

This presentation discusses hot water heating as a solution for carbon-neutral building heating, focusing on energy demand at UC Davis as a case study. Morejohn outlines the current role of renewable energy in meeting that demand, and discusses master planning, implementation, and takeaways from the transition to electrification.

This video runs 00:28:49 minutes in length. Other videos in this series are available to view separately.