Research
-
Government Earmarks $11.5 Million for Building Research
The grants will support research in several key areas including air sealing, HVAC systems, and structural wall panels
-
Bill Rose’s Building Science To-Do List
Rose invites young building scientists to investigate six topics
-
Researchers Seek High-Performance Walls for Study
Wireless sensors will be installed in exterior walls to gather information on moisture and temperature
-
California Study Shows Big Savings in Home Energy Retrofits
In Stockton, California, researchers achieved 35% to 74% savings in four homes
-
The High Cost of Deep-Energy Retrofits
A pilot project generates cost data on deep-energy retrofits of four buildings in Utica, New York
-
A New Way to Generate Solar Electricity
And other new ways to make and save energy — a roundup of research
-
A Bold Attempt to Slay R-Value
A group of building science researchers is trying to invent a new metric for measuring the thermal performance of walls and ceilings
-
Qualifying Green Products
The choices we make today are shaping what our world will look like tomorrow. We are all consumers, with an inherent responsibility in the choices we make on a daily,…
-
Oregon Establishes New Labs For Green Building Research
$1.6 Million to Study Green Materials and Building Performance PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center (Oregon BEST), a research center, has announced a public/private partnership…
