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…
Inside the Building Technology Showcase: Cooling and Ventilation
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…
Design Meets Energy Efficiency: Das Haus Arrives in Boston
Working in close collaboration with Fraunhofer CSE and the German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC), Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology is bringing Das Haus, a pavilion showcase of German innovations in energy-efficient home…
With Programmable Thermostats, User-Friendliness Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Energy Savings
This week, Fraunhofer CSE presented preliminary results of a field study at the Garrison Institute’s “Climate, Buildings and Behavior Symposium”. In this project, partially funded by the US Department of Energy’s Building America…
The 2012 Siemens Sustainable Community Awards
Yesterday, the Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) and Siemens announced the winners of the fifth Siemens Sustainable Community Awards, a program aimed at recognizing cities for their outstanding sustainability efforts….
Partnerships for Sustainable Energy R&D, Commercialization, and Adoption: Fraunhofer CSE’s “Living Laboratory”
This week marks an important milestone in the development of Fraunhofer CSE’s future “living laboratory” and headquarters in Boston’s Innovation District. As the Boston Globe reported, we have announced the names of nearly…
CSE’s Kosny Explains Phase Change Materials in ‘New Scientist’
In the January 7 issue of New Scientist, writer Phil McKenna describes advances being made in phase change materials for regulating temperatures of buildings, clothing, refrigeration, and solar power. Fraunhofer CSE’s Jan Kosny,…