Renovated Boston warehouse reborn as a living lab for sustainable energy research
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(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.