The stock of commercial buildings in the U.S. is vast and aging. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) 2018 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) estimates that 5.9 ...

The work of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory is of the highest technical quality. It compares very favorably with work being done in similar research institutions around the world, with some ...

Disasters cause incredible damage and destruction to infrastructure, particularly in the housing sector. To respond to these events and to mitigate potential damage in future events, practitioners and ...

Further, activities, assignments and separate assessments can all serve a variety of these purposes. For example, a group research project may proceed by stages in which students are given feedback ...

Today in the United States, buildings account for nearly 40% of carbon emissions (EESI) and 78% of electricity usage. The most sustainability-focused firms run energy simulations for less than 50% of ...