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Progress thus far

/ mixed-mode Indian buildings being CBERD R&D. A strong focus has been
monitored and data undergoing analysis; around technology enhancement while
five US buildings identified for monitoring, getting transferred, and capacity building for
supported. test –beds and new equipment towards the
2) Deployment of Existing Knowledge enhancement of building science in India.
for Performance Evaluation: CBERD Activities include:
activities are establishing pathways towards ¾ Fault Detection and Diagnostic Lab at IIIT-
testing, demonstrations and deployment of Hyderabad.
tools and technologies, creation of standards. ¾ Earth Air Tunnel technology evaluation
Such activities include: laboratory at MNIT – Jaipur.
¾ Expanded tools for rapid design, ¾ Micro Channel Heat Exchanger and
modeling, and optimization, e.g. eDot, Dedicated Outdoor Air System testing
COMFEN India, Cool roof calculator.
laboratory at IIT-Bombay.
¾ Launch of EIS Springboard Program. ¾ Establishment of Hygrothermal
¾ sMAP 2.0 data exchange platform bench- characterization of building materials
deployed and studied for integration of characterization at CEPT University,
various building sensor data in India. Ahmedabad.

¾ Design integration of DOAS with HVAC ¾ Design and construction of Mirror Box
systems. and Single Patch Sky Simulator for
¾ Online thermal comfort surveys daylight performance evaluation of design
strategies at CEPT University.
administered amongst about 1000
subjects in Indian buildings. ¾ Cool Roof test apparatus for standardized

3) Infrastructure development, testing of cool roofs in four climate zones
equipment design, construction in India.
and test beds for technology ¾ Thermal Comfort Chamber to carry out
evaluation: Technology testing and studies of elevated air temperature and
development is an important part of the air velocity at CEPT Uni., Ahmedabad.

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