Welcome

Hello, I’m Daniel Knapp, a LEED Accredited professional in Ottawa working at Arborus Consulting on energy modelling and energy efficiency in new and existing buildings. I also volunteer with the Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Green Building Council (CaGBC) as the organizer of a monthly technical lunch seminar, and write a blog on sustainability.

My education is in physics, and I have a strong background in advanced computer modelling of physical and chemical processes. I have completed and published in peer-reviewed journals a number of projects on chemical reactions in fuel cells, on the electronic structure of high-temperature superconductors in magnetic fields, and on signal detection of gravitational waves, and I have presented my work at many international scientific conferences.

In pursuit of my interest in making science more accessible to all I have volunteered for a number of educational initiatives and worked on issues faced by women in physics.

Recent Entries

A new home for the blog
I have decided to move my blog to Tumblr, and new posts to my blog can now be found at…
Obama promotes insulation
Obama on the need for improved insulation and air-sealing in homes across America: “If you saw $20 bills just sort…
LED bulbs save substantial energy
LED bulbs save substantial energy: The study results show that over the entire life of the bulb — from manufacturing…
Osmotic power
This idea is entirely new to me. Osmosis is being used to generate electricity in a pilot project in Norway:…
Boreal forests provide major carbon sink
Climate Progress highlights the dramatic role of the Boreal Forests in the long-term sequestration of carbon: The global boreal forest…