Once a building is designed without its energy performance in mind, the problems of high consumption cannot be fixed after the fact even with the most efficient technology. To reduce energy consumption, the Center for Building Energy Research (CBER) focuses on the relationship
Once a building is designed without its energy performance in mind, the problems of high consumption cannot be fixed after the fact even with the most efficient technology. To reduce energy consumption, the Center for Building Energy Research (CBER) focuses on the relationship between building design strategies and innovative technologies. An efficiently designed building makes renewable energy sources and technologies a feasible integrated alternative to fossil fuels. Building energy consumption adds up to 40% of the US primary energy consumption and highly contributes to CO2 emissions. Thus building energy research is a key component of the global striving toward a sustainable future.
Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Research
The Center supports interdisciplinary and collaborative research between disciplines such as architecture, agriculture, geological and atmospheric sciences, business, mechanical, construction and electrical engineering, material science and engineering as well as interior design, environmental psychology and behavioral science.
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