Florida, Washington Centers Eye ‘Beyond-Code’ Buildings
The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) and Washington State University are both developing regional centers to promote energy-efficient technology and “beyond-code” construction.
Both of the “regional building technology application centers” are being funded by a multi-million-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Florida’s center, to be based at FSEC’s Cocoa headquarters, will work to help state governments, utilities and energy-efficiency programs in 12 Southeastern states move toward more energy-efficient and zero-energy building standards. Its current partners in that effort include the Southern Energy Efficiency Center, the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs, Texas A & M University and the Southface Institute in Atlanta.
Part of the University of Central Florida, the FSEC is the largest and most active state-supported energy research institute in the U.S.
Hi Shirley,
Just saw your article with the picture of the original passivhaus site in Darmstadt. Cool! Just wanted to be sure you were aware of the Passive House Institute US based in Urbana, Illinois.
Hey Mike, thanks for the info! I wasn’t aware of that, but will be sure to check out the U.S. site ASAP!