1. Regina Leffers, Ph.D., Director of the
Center for the Built Environment
Sustainable Construction
& Renewable Energy Lab

2. Collaboration = sustainability in people and projects
Is bringing together a group of people having diverse experiences and
backgrounds to resolve a common objective.
Sustainable construction
& Renewable Energy Lab

4. Site: Arial

6. The Property

20. Use the minimum amount of energy to heat, cool, and ventilate
the facility.
Use active chilled beams in lieu of traditional systems to reduce
Fan energy in the building.
Reuse energy that has been purchased in the building whenever possible.
Energy recovery wheels on exhaust air from building to precondition incoming
ventilation air.
Extract heat from the IT server room and use it to heat other areas of the building
with heat pumps.

29. Sustainable Construction and Renewable Energy Building
Program Elements
EDUCATION
Develop curriculum to meet market demands
TECHNOLOGY
Bring cutting edge products for evaluation in real time testing
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Provide an environment to improve or develop new products
TRAINING/JOB CREATION
Provide students with training in renewable energy systems.