Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) on sustainable engineering systems

圣克拉拉大学可持续工程系统I/UCRC规划补助金0832553圣克拉拉大学Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz这项建议整合了三个机构(圣克拉拉大学、圣何塞州立大学和加州艺术学院)的活动，计划成立一个多大学工业/大学合作研究中心(I/UCRC)，研究可持续工程系统，重点关注可量化的可持续性。拟议的“可持续工程系统中心”(CSES)将侧重于可量化的可持续性和减少市场壁垒，方法是提高绩效，安装由整体能源效率驱动的系统，并促进依赖于利用先进建筑信息系统获得的可衡量效益的激励措施。拟议的研究将围绕可持续材料、建筑综合技术、建筑信息系统、可持续建筑环境和可持续交通，重点关注能效与天气/气候、建筑材料与位置以及人类行为和生活空间之间的关系。从这项工作中获得的最大好处在很大程度上源于公众对可持续性的更广泛理解，以及制定更有力的衡量可持续性的方法。讨论开发的几种产品(建筑产品和集成太阳能电池板)将使更可持续的产品得到更广泛的使用。该中心利用加州实体的利益的能力是有希望的。拟议中的中心计划从代表性不足的群体中招收学生，包括少数族裔和女性，以扩大他们对工程学的参与。

Planning Grant for an I/UCRC in Sustainable Engineering Systems 0832553 Santa Clara University; Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz This proposal integrates the activities from three institutions (Santa Clara University, San Jose State University, and California College of the Arts to plan the formation of a multi-university Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) on sustainable engineering systems with a focus on quantifiable sustainability. The proposed "Center for Sustainable Engineering Systems" (CSES) will focus on quantifiable sustainability and reducing market barriers by improving performance, by installation of systems driven by overall energy efficiencies, and by promoting incentives that rely on measured benefits obtained using advanced building information systems. The proposed research will revolve around sustainable materials, building integrated technologies, building information systems, sustainable built environments, and sustainable transportation, focusing on relationships between energy efficiency and weather/climate, construction material and location, and human behavior and living spaces. The greatest benefits that would be derived from this work largely descend from wider public understanding about sustainability and the development of a more robust way to measure it. The several products discussed for development (building products and integrated solar panels) will provide for wider usage of more sustainable products. The ability of the center to harness interest of entities in California is promising. The proposed center plans to recruit students from under-represented groups, including minorities and women to broaden their participation in engineering.