Organization

Building Technologies

The Building Technologies Department, headed by Steve Selkowitz, works closely with industry to develop efficient technologies for buildings that increase energy efficiency, and improve the comfort, health and safety of building occupants.

 

Applications Team

The Applications Team transfers new energy-efficient building technologies from the laboratory to the real world, and stimulates the use of underutilized, high-performance technologies through innovative deployment programs.

Commercial Building Systems

Commercial building systems research explores different ways to integrate the efforts of the other research areas (windows, lighting and simulations) with the goal of developing coherent and innovative building construction and design techniques.

Lighting Systems Research

Lighting research is aimed at improving the energy efficiency of lighting systems in buildings and homes across the nation. The goal is to reduce lighting energy consumption by 50% over twenty years by improving the efficiency of light sources, and controlling and delivering illumination so that it is available, where and when needed, and at the required intensity.

Simulation Research

Researchers develop whole-building energy simulation software programs that allow architects and building engineers to design or retrofit buildings for maximum energy efficiency and occupant comfort.

Windows & Daylighting

Windows research is aimed at improving energy efficiency in buildings and homes across the nation.