{"649534":{"#nid":"649534","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Building Technologies Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers are developing new and innovative building designs, technologies, and management practices to reduce our energy consumption, improve efficiency, and create more environmentally sound residential and commercial structures.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/energy.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty?field_research_area_tid=140\u0026amp;field_last_name_value=\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESee related faculty list.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EAnalysis and Planning\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn times of rapid urbanization, climate change, and economic instability, the need for quality thinking, improved techniques, and dedicated city and regional planning talent has never been greater. Students and faculty in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.planning.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of City and Regional Planning\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;are dedicated to developing the next generation of urban planning, community development, and environmental protection research and practice.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EBuilding Information Technology Systems\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dbl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Digital Building Laboratory (DBL)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;draws upon the expertise of researchers from many academic units at Georgia Tech, including faculty and students in Architecture, Computing, Building Construction, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, who work in building-related areas. Research is focused on improving sustainability, materials and construction processes to support better methods of knowledge acquisition and use\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ELighting Technologies\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETechnology to improve the efficiency of electric lighting is essential to reduce our energy consumption. Light Emitting Diodes or LEDs are widely used in many devices and are significantly more efficient than other forms of lighting. Researchers in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/:http\/\/ien.gatech.edu\/centers\/ccs\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Compound Semiconductors\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/http\/\/cope.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECenter for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003Eare working to develop LEDs that are more cost-effective and emit light with less waste energy, enabling the semiconductor technology to be used for broader lighting applications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EHeating and Cooling Technologies\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/stsl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Sustainable Thermal Systems Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is focused on developing novel systems and components for improved thermal energy utilization. Core areas of expertise include waste heat recovery, space-conditioning, water heating and refrigeration, automotive thermal systems, carbon sequestration and chemical processing, and aim to improve energy efficiency and sustainability.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ESustainable Design\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom sustainable design and automated construction to computer-supported facility management, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bc.gatech.edu\/research\/overview\u0022\u003ESchool of Building Construction\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;conducts cutting edge research on a variety of critical topics relating to the built environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researchers are developing new and innovative building designs, technologies, and management practices to reduce our energy consumption, improve efficiency, and create more environmentally sound residential and commercial structures."}],"uid":"35801","created_gmt":"2021-08-12 04:16:09","changed_gmt":"2021-08-12 04:16:09","author":"vkaza3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-09-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-09-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"865","name":"regional planning"},{"id":"43441","name":"digital building laboratory"},{"id":"167686","name":"Semiconductors"},{"id":"2290","name":"photonics"},{"id":"188545","name":"sustainable thermal systems laboratory"},{"id":"167125","name":"sustainable design"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}