Touring the BTS, One Group At A Time
With the move to our new location in Boston’s Innovation District now over, we’re starting to open our doors to outside groups eager to get a first look at the Building Technology Showcase….
“Plug-and-Play” Solar Kickoff: CSE Hosts First SunShot Project Meeting
Yesterday marked the official kickoff of our five-year, $11.7M research effort into “plug-and-play” solar systems for the US residential market. Funded by the Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, this project will explore technologies…
Joseph Kennedy Tours the Building Technology Showcase
Last week we had the pleasure of hosting former Massachusetts Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy, II at our new headquarters in Boston. As the son of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Joseph Kennedy belongs to…
Inside the Building Technology Showcase: Elevator System
Fraunhofer CSE’s Building Technology Showcase is a far-reaching, energy-efficient retrofit of a 100-year-old historic structure in Boston’s Innovation District. In this new series, we look ‘under the hood’ to explore some of the…
BE13 Attendees Tour the Building Technology Showcase
On Wednesday, March 5th, BuildingEnergy 2013 attendees were given the opportunity to tour our Building Technology Showcase construction site in the Boston Innovation District. BuildingEnergy, an annual conference and trade organised by the…
Inside the Building Technology Showcase: Heating
Fraunhofer CSE’s Building Technology Showcase is a far-reaching, energy-efficient retrofit of a 100-year-old historic structure in Boston’s Innovation District. In this new series, we look ‘under the hood’ to explore some of the…
Winter Storm Nemo: A BTS-Eye View [Video]
When Winter Storm Nemo swept through Boston last weekend, time-lapse cameras at the Building Technology Showcase construction site got an unexpected front-row seat to one of the biggest blizzards to hit New England…
CSE’s Scientific Director Joins Intersolar North America Advisory Board
We’re pleased to announce that Dr. Christian Hoepfner, Fraunhofer CSE’s Scientific Director, will be joining the International Advisory Board supporting this year’s Intersolar North America conference. Intersolar North America is America’s leading solar…
Fraunhofer’s Building Innovation Alliance at BAU 2013
On January 14th, architects, building components, systems, and materials manufacturers descended on Munich for BAU, the world’s leading trade fair for architecture, building materials and systems. First held in 1964, this biennial show has since…
Price HVAC Visits the Building Technology Showcase
With Fraunhofer CSE’s Building Technology Showcase heading towards completion, visits from Showcase industry partners have become a regular occurrence on the BTS construction site. The latest visitors came air distribution equipment manufacturer Price…