Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for the Built Environment-Planning Grant

摘要EEC-9625469对解决建筑室内环境和能源效率的综合工业相关研究的需求越来越大。美国在这些领域的研究一直处于领先地位，但在研究成果的实施方面落后于欧洲和日本。这笔规划赠款将为一次规划会议提供资金，以确定公司是否支持该研究计划，以及加州大学伯克利分校建筑环境行业/大学合作研究中心的可行性。在规划会议上供业界考虑的研究将涉及：1)任务/环境调节(TAC)系统的实验室和现场研究，2)开发现场方法来评估室内环境质量，3)开发先进的人体热舒适模型，4)局部环境热评估的设计工具(DTALE)，5)改进建筑运行和能源性能的套件，6)开发用于窗户和建筑组件的改进的热分析软件。首席调查员和他的同事在各自领域都是国家公认的研究人员，他们非常有资格主持这次规划会议。

ABSTRACT EEC-9625469 There is an increasing need for integrated industrial relevant research addressing building interior environments and energy efficiency. The United States has been among the leaders in research in these areas but has lagged behind Europe and Japan in the implementation of the research results. This planning grant will provide funding for a planning meeting to determine if companies will support the research program and the viability of a Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for the Built-Environment at the University of California, Berkeley. The research proposed for industry's consideration at the planning meeting will address: 1) Laboratory and Field Studies of Task/Ambient Conditioning (TAC) Systems, 2) Development of Field Methods to Evaluate Indoor Environmental Quality, 3) Development of an Advanced Human Thermal Comfort Model, 4) Design Tool for Thermal Assessment of the Local Environment (DTALE), 5) Took Kits for Improving Building Operation and Energy Performance, 6) Development of Improved Software for Thermal Analysts of Windows and Construction Assemblies. The Principal Investigator and his colleagues are nationally recognized researchers in their fields and are eminently qualified to administrate this planning meeting.