Consortium for Building Energy Innovation - CBEI

03/30/2016

EPA gave BOMA International much deserved kudos. We are proud to be partners in developing and institutionalizing the Building Re-Tuning Training program to help keep commercial buildings running at peak performance. Congratulations, BOMA International! http://www.realestaterama.com/2016/03/30/epa-recognizes-boma-international-with-2016-energy-star-partner-of-the-year-sustained-excellence-award-ID032130.html

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03/18/2016

We hope to see you next week at the ACEEE National Symposium on Market Transformation
http://aceee.org/conferences/2016/mt

Market transformation is defined as "strategic interventions that attempt to cause lasting changes in the structure or function of a market, or the behavior of market participants, resulting in an increase in the adoption of energy efficient products, services, or practices."

02/29/2016

Will you be at the DVGBC Sustainability Symposium on March 4th to see CBEI's panel discussion?

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02/23/2016

Get ready to get your coding on at the AEC Hackathon 3.0 in Philly this Friday. It's a great opportunity for developers and building industry leaders to get together to improve how buildings and cities are designed, built, and operated. http://www.aechackphilly.com/

Join the industry-leading event that brings together the brightest technologists and top building-industry professionals to develop hardware and software solutions that improve how buildings and cities are designed, built, and operated.

02/16/2016

Carnegie Mellon University's Dr. Cochran attended the White House's event on building energy efficiency. Read about it here: http://soa.cmu.edu/news-archive/2016/2/15/erica-cochran-attends-white-house-building-energy-event and learn more about her work at cbei.psu.edu

Dr. Erica Cochran's leading roles in the Better Buildings Energy Data Accelerator (EDA) earned her an invitation to the White House for the closing event of the EDA program.

02/15/2016

Exciting news from the Northwest. Energy efficiency can be used as a means to meet growing energy demand curbing the construction of new power plants. http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/panel-oks-northwest-power-plan-focused-on-energy-efficiency/

A regional council Wednesday approved a new power plan for four Northwest states that will place a big emphasis on energy efficiency to meet new electrical demand.

02/15/2016

Rooftop HVAC units may be energy efficient on paper, but often when these units experience issues like fouling of the air intake or low refrigerant levels, it could take weeks or months before anyone even notices. CBEI researchers are close to a market solution to make sure rooftop units maintain their peak performance: http://cbei.psu.edu/cbei-successfully-prototypes-low-cost-virtual-sensors-for-fault-detection-and-diagnostics/

CBEI Successfully Prototypes Low-Cost Virtual Sensors for Fault Detection and Diagnostics This post was recently updated. This entry was posted in Developing and Demonstrating Building Technology Packages News and tagged Building Systems Demonstration Engineering on February 10, 2016 (updated on F…

02/12/2016

In our latest newsletter, we showcase some of our latest research findings, including important headway into virtual sensors for detecting faults in out-of-the-way rooftop units. http://eepurl.com/bKNBA9

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12/22/2015

Penn State is offering a 1-year Masters of Engineering degree specializing in Facilities Engineering and Management. Students can take classes part time at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia. http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/degree_programs/meng-FEM.asp

11/18/2015

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA wrote a great article about Luxtech, LLC http://cbei.psu.edu/luxtech-bringing-innovation-to-light-in-the-navy-yard/

Luxtech: Bringing Innovation to Light in the Navy Yard This entry was posted in Developing and Demonstrating Building Technology Packages News on November 18, 2015 This article originally appeared on the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania website on November 10, 2015. Writ…

11/03/2015

CBEI Newsletter: Research updates, upcoming events, and other news from CBEI

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11/02/2015

Mark Stutman will be giving a presentation and leading a discussion on undertaking deep energy retrofits on small- and medium-sized commercial buildings, such as our headquarters. Join us at Delaware Valley Green Building Council on November 10th 5:30-7:30pm http://dvgbc.org/greenbuild/event/CBEI-presentation

Join DVGBC's Delaware Branch on Tuesday, November 10th at Corporate Interiors in New Castle for a presentation and discussion on deep energy retrofits in small- and medium-sized commercial buildings (SMCBs). Mark Stutman, Demonstration Program Manager at the Penn State Consortium for Building Energy…