U.S. Secretary of Energy and Nobel laureate Steven Chu recently visited the SyracuseCoE headquarters building which is nearing completion. The 55,000 sq. ft. unique new HQ will open in early Winter 2009 and will be a test bed for innovations in environmental and energy systems.
The LEED Platinum building will have both laboratory and office space for research and business collaborations on innovative products and services in our core focus areas of: indoor environmental quality, water resources, and clean and renewable energy. Companies and organizations with services, products, and research and demonstration investments in our core areas are welcome to license the use of the facilities which include:
Total Indoor Environmental Quality [TIEQ] Lab; Green Roof; Geothermal System; Lighting and Control Systems; Natural Ventilation; Personal Ventilation Systems; Advanced Building Heat Recovery/Reuse Systems; Air Quality Monitoring of Outside Air and Integrated Controls for Improving/Protecting Indoor Air; Building Materials Testing; Rain Water Capture and Reuse.
Read more about the building at: www.syracusecoe.org and watch a webcam of progress at: http://24.213.142.140/appletvid.html
