A 100-year-old former tannery warehouse in Boston is undergoing a major renovation to remake the structure as a living laboratory for sustainable energy and energy efficiency research. The $22 million project will allow researchers at the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems [2](CSE) to investigate innovative green building strategies, including phase-change materials within the building’s walls, analysis of how energy is transferred to where it is needed most, and how the building generates power. Corporate partners are kicking in $2.7 million in advanced building energy technologies and services, and will participate in research projects.
(http://www.earthtechling.com/2012/05/bostons-living-lab-rising-on-the-waterfront/ [3])
Links:
[1] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/author/drew-ballensky
[2] http://cse.fraunhofer.org/
[3] http://www.earthtechling.com/2012/05/bostons-living-lab-rising-on-the-waterfront/