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  • Interlock House Data presented at Iowa Ideas Conference

    On October 3rd, 2019, CBER Director Ulrike Passe was invited to a panel discussion about 'The ROI of green buildings' at the Iowa Ideas Conference in Cedar Rapids, Iowa organized by The Gazette Read More

    October 3, 2019

  • The 2018 Iowa Climate statement is focusing on adapting buildings to the changing climate

    Time for Action! At an Iowa news conference, Ulrike Passe, associate professor and director of the Center for Building Energy Research at ISU and Jerry Schnoor, co-director of the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research at the University of Iowa, met on Thursday to discuss climate change issues and building design. Read More

    October 12, 2018

  • CBER Welcomes Three Students to the Team!

    As we start the Spring 2018 semester, we are excited to welcome two Mechanical Engineer students and one Architecture student to the CBER team! Read More

    September 1, 2018

  • CBER Welcomes two Undergraduates to the Team!

    As three of our members begin to prepare for graduation this May and December, CBER welcomes two new students: Rodcely Muro Garrido, Junior in Architecture; and Rob Agnes, Sophomore in Architecture. Read More

    April 11, 2018

  • MDL Research Presentation Tour

    We have had a research presentation tour for the Mobile Diagnostic Lab! The MDL was presented at the Research in the Capitol (RIC), National Celebration for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), and ISU Undergraduate Research Symposium. Read More

    April 11, 2018

  • Fall 2017 Mobile Diagnostic Lab Update!

    The Mobile Diagnostic Lab (MDL) was completed by the end of August 2017. Interior finishes have been installed and new research is under development by Graduate Student Glenn Veigas and Prof. Behrouz Shafei by the end of the semester. Read More

    October 24, 2017

  • Energy Efficiency Innovation Seminar on Smart Buildings

    The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. (GACC Midwest) will host Energy Efficiency Innovation Seminars on Smart Buildings at four Midwestern universities: Iowa State, Illinois State, Michigan State and Northwestern. This will be held on October 23 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm in Design 416 at Iowa State University. Read More

    October 1, 2017

  • Ulrike Passe Presents at Alvar Aalto Meeting on Contemporary Architecture

    Ulrike Passe, an Iowa State University associate professor of architecture, presented her paper on “Performance, data and the expanding field of sustainable design” at the 6th International Alvar Aalto Meeting on Contemporary Architecture Read More

    September 26, 2017

  • Summer MDL Update

    U-Line finally has been completely installed, seam guides are in place and painted and flooring finishes are in place! The summer has been very productive in the amount of work we are doing. Students work vigorously to meet new September deadline. Read More

    July 20, 2017

  • MDL Construction and Team Update

    Students work on constructing the wall partition between the mechanical and experimental spaces. The first layer of insulation has been placed. Plywood has been installed and U-Line is currently being stalled. We would also like to welcome Yoann Gorostiaga to the CBER team this semester and give an overall update of the team. Read More

    March 7, 2017