Mission
The mission of BEESL is three-fold:
- Advance the science and develop innovative technologies in the areas of indoor environmental quality (IEQ), building energy efficiency (BEE) and building protections by conducting leadingedge academic and industrial research.
- Enhance scholarly learning and professional training for graduate and undergraduate students via integration of research and teaching.
- Help relevant industries in product development and innovation by providing objective and unbiased product testing and evaluation services.
BEESL has state-of-the-art research facilities including capabilities to do both experimental and computer simulation analyses from material level to full-scale system performance. They are used for studies of:
- Indoor pollutant sources and sinks such as building materials and furnishings, office machines, consumer products, etc.
- Combined air, heat, moisture and contaminant transport through building envelopes. Interactions between indoor, outdoor environments and HVAC systems/components.
- Room air and contaminant distributions in personal/task, displacement, or mixing ventilations.
- Air and contaminant transports in multi-zone buildings and building dynamics.
- Air filtration/purification technologies for gas and particulate contaminants including stand-alone room air cleaners and those installed in HVAC ducts.
- Sensitivity, accuracy and reliability of environmental sensors and control systems.
- Ambient air samplers, industrial hygiene monitors, indoor air quality monitors, thermal comfort monitors and occupational protective equipment and materials.