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Objectives

The U.S.-India Joint Centre for Building Energy ¾ Building energy model & energy simulation
Research and Development (CBERD) is engaged ¾ Monitoring and energy benchmarking
in collaborative research and promotion of clean ¾ Integrated sensors and controls
energy innovation in the area of energy efficiency ¾ Advanced HVAC system
in buildings with measurable results and significant ¾ Building envelopes
reduction in energy use in the US, and in India. ¾ Climate responsive design
CBERD has its focus on the integration of information In addition to the above tasks CBERD is also
technology with building physical system technology working on crosscutting task of addressing cost-
with an aim to bring energy efficiency in commercial benefit framework for energy investments adopting
and multi-family residential high-rise buildings. the triple bottom line approach.
CBERD is dealing with multiple aspects of building This outcome-based ongoing R&D effort will result
energy efficiency in a coherent manner. However in significant energy savings by driving forward the
for ease of carryout R&D it has divided project in development of cost-effective scalable technologies
to following six distinct yet inter-connected tasks. and their implementation across buildings. CBERD’s

Knowledge Gaps or CBERD Objectives CBERD Methodologies
Critical Barriers
Research and Development
Lack of building systems Evaluate and optimize the integration of Develop a Lifecycle Performance
integration throughout the design, building systems using the whole-building Assurance Framework that stakeholders
construction, and operation approach across the building lifecycle to can use to ensure optimal integration of
processes advance high-performance buildings building IT systems with building physical
systems through a building’s lifecycle
Lack of specific energy efficiency Formulate Building EE R&D strategies Conduct research and develop
solutions that will apply to diverse targeted to the wide diversity of building guidelines and best practices for
building types types in the commercial including new building prototypes
construction and retrofits
Lack of efficiency technologies Develop a suite of R&D strategies Develop bilateral transfer of
and applications customized for customized for U.S. and Indian applications technologies and products between
regional application to help leapfrog transitional technologies the U.S. and India to help speed the
while developing and advancing development of regional practices
appropriate regional and local low-energy normalized to weather, materials-
practices and technologies construction techniques, systems and
occupant comfort
Lack of universally accepted, Enhance pathways to meet or exceed Establish milestone-driven, short-term,
standardized processes for building standards and codes through tangible results and long-term goals
achieving building energy decision tools, design specification using comprehensible, actionable
performance targets for technology algorithms, and best practices that are data from emerging technologies and
R&D supported by measured data their integration
Team Innovation
Building energy researcher, Boost the knowledge and capability levels Facilitate & enable collaboration & information
designer, and developer of building energy stakeholders through exchange among key academic & research
knowledge limitations in the U.S. documentation, education/ training, and institutes to disseminate building efficiency
and India demonstration knowledge broadly among stakeholders
Building industry fragmentation Accelerate building efficiency R&D and Establish on-going, sustainable joint consortia
inhibits energy efficiency deployment through a solid, functioning that draw on core research and commercial
consortium with bilateral public-private strengths of both nations, with well-defined
partnerships cooperative responsibilities and roles

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