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Building Energy Smart Technologies (BEST) Center
Engineering the Cities of Tomorrow
The Building Energy Smart Technologies (BEST) Center is a partnership between the University of Colorado Boulder and City College of New York. The center operates using the National Science Foundation’s Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) model, fostering collaborations between the building industry and university research.
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Review the BEST Center’s research themes and learn how we can achieve sustainable and intelligent buildings, communities, and grids.
Discover the research capabilities at CU and CCNY and projects funded by the BEST Center.
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