Research Centres

1) Green Building Research Centre: University of California, Berkeley

2) Centre for Sustainable Building Research: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Home: http://www.csbr.umn.edu/

Research and Projects: http://www.csbr.umn.edu/research.html

Publications: http://www.csbr.umn.edu/publications.html

Links: http://www.csbr.umn.edu/links.html

Researchers: http://www.csbr.umn.edu/contact.html

3) Geiger Research Institute of Sustainable Building: Creststone, Colorado

Home: http://www.grisb.org/

Publications: http://www.grisb.org/publications/index.htm

Links: http://www.grisb.org/links.htm

4) Sustainability Office: The University of British Columbia

Home: http://www.sustain.ubc.ca/greenbuilding.html

Researchers: http://www.sustain.ubc.ca/faculty.html

Links: http://www.sustain.ubc.ca/links.html

5) Canada Green Building Council:

Home: http://www.cagbc.org/

Researchers: http://www.cagbc.org/cagbc/leed_directory.htm

Links: http://www.cagbc.org/resources/general_information/articles96.php

6) Building Research Establishment: Watford, United Kingdom

Home: http://www.bre.co.uk/

Researchers: http://www.bre.co.uk/page.jsp?id=1186

Events and Conferences: http://www.bre.co.uk/events.jsp

7) Institute for Research in Construction: National Research Council Canada

Home: http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/index_e.html

Research Activities: http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/research_e.html

Publications: http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/pubs/index_e.html

8) Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council: Washington

Home: http://www.nibs.org/projbetec.html

Programs and Projects: http://www.nibs.org/projects.html

Publications and Reports: http://www.nibs.org/prods1.html

9) The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems: Austin, Texas

Home: http://www.cmpbs.org/cmpbs.html

Publications: http://www.cmpbs.org/publications/BuildingProductDesign/index.html

Researchers: http://www.cmpbs.org/t.people.html

Projects: http://www.cmpbs.org/t.projects.html

Links: http://www.cmpbs.org/t.links.html

10) Rocky Mountain Institute: Colorado

Home: http://www.rmi.org/

Publications: http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid32.php

Researchers: http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid56.php

11) Solar Buildings Research Network: Canada

Home: http://www.solarbuildings.ca/main.php?l=e

Publications: http://www.solarbuildings.ca/en/publications

Research: http://www.solarbuildings.ca/en/research

Links: http://www.solarbuildings.ca/en/links

12) The Pembina Institute: Canada

Home: http://www.pembina.org/wind

Publications: http://www.pembina.org/pubs

Researchers: http://www.pembina.org/about/staff

13) British Wind Energy Association: London, United Kingdom

Home: http://www.bwea.com/

Publications: http://www.bwea.com/ref/reports-and-studies.html

Researchers: http://www.bwea.com/members/CompanyDirectory.asp

14) Solar Century: Waterloo, London, United Kingdom

Home: http://www.solarcentury.com/

Researchers: http://www.solarcentury.com/Contact-us

15) Senter Novem: The Hague, Netherlands

Home: http://www.senternovem.nl/english/index.asp

Researchers: http://www.senternovem.nl/english/contact_us/index.asp

16) Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology: Washington

Home: http://www.repp.org/index.html

Researcher: http://www.repp.org/aboutus_staff.html

17) Lighting Research Centres: New York

Home: http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/

Publications: http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/searchpublications.asp

Research Areas: http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/researchareas/index.asp

18) Eu-China Building Research Centre:

Home: http://www.euchinabrc.com/

Researchers: http://www.euchinabrc.com/BigClass.asp?BigClassID=10&BigClassName=Project%20Participants&BigClassType=0

Project team: http://www.euchinabrc.com/BigClass.asp?BigClassID=4&BigClassName=Project%20Team&BigClassType=0

19) The Centre for Sustainable Design: Surrey, United Kingdom

Home: http://www.cfsd.org.uk/research/index.html

Researchers: http://www.cfsd.org.uk/CfSD/about/index.html

Research: http://www.cfsd.org.uk/research/index.html

Journal: http://www.cfsd.org.uk/journal/index.html

20) The Sustainable Design Research centre: Kingston University, London

Home: http://www.kingston.ac.uk/design/SDRC/

Researchers http://www.kingston.ac.uk/design/SDRC/researchers.html

Research Projects: http://www.kingston.ac.uk/design/SDRC/projects.html

21) Sustainable Design Research Centre: Bournemouth University, Dorset, United Kingdom

Home: http://www.sustainableengineering.org/

Publications: http://www.sustainableengineering.org/publications.htm

Researchers: http://www.sustainableengineering.org/membership.htm

Projects: http://www.sustainableengineering.org/projects.htm

Links: http://www.sustainableengineering.org/links.htm

22) AIGA Centre for Sustainable Design:

Home: http://sustainability.aiga.org/

Links: http://sustainability.aiga.org/sus_web_links

23) Research Centre in Sustainable Energy: Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Home: http://curo_env_health.carleton.ca/news/cse.php

24) Engineering and Design Institute: Philadelphia University

Home: http://www.philau.edu/thestudio/EDI%20-%20Consortium.htm

Research: http://www.philau.edu/thestudio/EDI%20-%20Projects%20-%20Research.htm

Links: http://www.philau.edu/thestudio/EDI%20-%20Links.htm

Researchers: http://www.philau.edu/thestudio/EDI%20-%20Bios.htm

25) Housing and Building Research Center: Cairo, Egypt

Home: http://www.arabuild.com/hbrc/

26) Energy and Environmental Research Center: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Home: http://www.undeerc.org/

Researchers: http://www.undeerc.org/contactus/researchareas.aspx

27) Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology: Madrid, Spain

Home: http://www.ciemat.es/portal.do?IDM=212&NM=4

Links: http://www.ciemat.es/portal.do?TR=C&IDR=878

Projects: http://www.ciemat.es/portal.do?TR=C&IDR=875

28) Center for Energy and Environmental Resources: University of Texas, Austin, Texas

Home: http://www.utexas.edu/research/ceer/

Researchers: http://bosshogg.ces.utexas.edu/CEER/directory.cfm

29) The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability: University of British Columbia

Home: http://www.cirs.ubc.ca/

Research: http://www.cirs.ubc.ca/research/index.php

30) Light House Sustainable Building Centre: Vancouver

Home: http://www.bcsea.org/get-involved/about/members/organizations/light-house-su

Researchers: http://www.bcsea.org/get-involved/about/leadership/staff

31) Cold Climate Housing Research Center: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Home: http://www.cchrc.org/building+resources.aspx

Links: http://www.cchrc.org/links.aspx

Research: http://www.cchrc.org/research.aspx

Publications: http://www.cchrc.org/all+publications.aspx

32) Sustainable Building Development in China: Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences

Home: www.ectp.org/documentation/D2-42-Wang.pdf

33) Ontario Centre for Green Building Design and Development:

Home: http://www.greenbuildingontario.ca/tools-resources/resource-library/Resource-Library/Organization-3ATrade-Association

Researchers: http://www.greenbuildingontario.ca/cagbc-toronto/contact-us

34) Sustainable Environment and Green Building Research Center: Taipei, Taiwan, China

Home: http://www.cc.ntut.edu.tw/~wwwsegb/english/

35) Building Research Centre: Sustainable Buildings in Jordan

Home: http://www2.hdm.lth.se/RSS/project/index.htm

Project: http://www2.hdm.lth.se/RSS/project/projdesc.htm

36) Koo Lee Institute of Sustainable Environments: Beijing, China

Home: http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=10474

Researchers: http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.showcontact

37) Low Energy Building Design: University of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Home: http://www.glam.ac.uk/sotschool/benv/lowenergybuilding.php

Research: http://fat.glam.ac.uk/research/

Researchers: http://fat.glam.ac.uk/staff/

38) Danish Building Research Institute: Aalborg University, Denmark

Home: http://www.en.sbi.dk/

Research: http://www.en.sbi.dk/research

Publications: http://www.en.sbi.dk/publications

Researchers: http://www.en.sbi.dk/employees

39) Building Research Scientific Center:

Home: http://www.kmutt.ac.th/organization/bsrc/

International Publications: http://www.kmutt.ac.th/organization/bsrc/International%20Publications.htm

National Publications : http://www.kmutt.ac.th/organization/bsrc/National%20Publications.htm

40) Sustainable Design Research Centre: Auckland, New Zealand

Home: http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/about/research/re-research-units-institutes-and-centres/re-research-centres#s2c36

Researchers: http://www.creative.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/faculty-staff

Research: http://www.creative.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/about/research/architecture-and-planning-research

41) Sustainable Europe Research Institute:

Home: http://web205.vbox-01.inode.at/Data/seri/infomail/06_02/indexmitte.htm

Projects: http://web205.vbox-01.inode.at/Data/seri/infomail/06_02/indexmitte.htm#project

Publications: http://web205.vbox-01.inode.at/Data/seri/infomail/06_02/indexmitte.htm#pubs

Links: http://web205.vbox-01.inode.at/Data/seri/infomail/06_02/indexmitte.htm#pubs

42) Centre for Solar Energy Research: United Kingdom:

Home: http://www.wda.co.uk/index.cfm/optic_technium/technology_centre/activities/centre_for_solar_energy_research/en12688

Links: http://www.wda.co.uk/index.cfm/wda_home/optic_technium/technium_optic_links/en11916

43) Centre of Excellence in Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics: University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia

Home: http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au/

Publications: http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au/research/publications.asp

Researchers: http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au/Staff/meetstaff.asp

Links: http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au/links/

44) Florida Solar Energy Center: University of Central Florida

Home: http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/about/index.htm

Research: http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/research/index.htm

Researchers: http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/about/contact.htm

45) National Solar Energy Centre: Clayton South, Australia

Home: http://www.csiro.au/science/ps15e.html

Publications: http://www.csiro.au/resources/Publications.html

46) Sustainable Development Research Centre: Glasgow Caledonian University, Scottland

Home: http://www.sustainableresearch.com/polly_griffiths_2.htm

Publications: http://www.sustainableresearch.com/publications.htm

Researchers: http://www.sustainableresearch.com/contacts.htm

47) National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Golden, Colorado Laboratories & Offices and Washington, DC Office

Home: http://www.nrel.gov/

Researchers: http://www.nrel.gov/contacts/

48) Ontario Centres of Excellence: Ontario, Canada

Home: http://oce-ontario.org/Pages/Home.aspx

Publications: http://oce-ontario.org/Pages/Communications.aspx

Researchers: http://oce-ontario.org/Pages/Contact.aspx

49) Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development: De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom

Home: http://www.iesd.dmu.ac.uk/

Publications: http://www.iesd.dmu.ac.uk/publications/

Researchers: http://www.iesd.dmu.ac.uk/staff/

50) Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability: University of British Columbia

Home: http://www.cirs.ubc.ca/

Research: http://www.cirs.ubc.ca/research/index.php

51) Centre for Sustainable Technology: University of Ulster, United Kingdom

Home: http://www.cst.ulster.ac.uk/index.php

Publications: http://www.cst.ulster.ac.uk/research/group_publications.php

Researchers: http://www.cst.ulster.ac.uk/staff/research.php

Links: http://www.cst.ulster.ac.uk/about/links.php

52) Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development:

Home: http://gnesd.org/centres.htm

Publications: http://gnesd.org/publications.htm

Researchers: http://gnesd.org/contact.htm

53) The AZo Journal of Materials Online:

Home: http://www.azom.com/default.asp

Researchers: http://www.azom.com/Materials%20Engineering%20Directory.asp