"Building a Research 'Sandbox'" Engineering News-Record, September 30, 2013 [PDF]

FLEXLAB consists of custom built facilities, each designed for specific research development and demonstration.

Integrated System Testbeds

  • Whole-building Integrated Systems
  • Advanced Technologies and Controls
  • Demand Response, Grid Integration Applications
  • New Construction and Retrofit
  • Downloadable Brochure [PDF]

Occupied, Lighting and Plug Load Testbed

  • Controls, Visual Comfort and Occupant Behavior
  • Downloadable Brochure [PDF]

Virtual Design and Visualization Testbed

  • Virtual Design
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM) to Building Energy Management (BEM) software interoperability
  • Visualization of ongoing experiments
  • Downloadable Brochure [PDF]