Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC)

The University of Wollongong is currently building its latest research flagship, the, Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC). This will be a unique environmentally advanced building, targeting 6 Star Green Star accreditation and Net-Zero Energy performance. We are seeking Strategic Industry Partners to join us to advance our joint research interests in the fields of energy efficiency and a sustainable built environment.

The SBRC will provide a unique opportunity to research, collaborate, and link with industry to meet the challenge of improving the energy efficiency of our new and existing building stock. The SBRC will lead the way in sustainable building research through delivery of advanced retrofit technologies, integrated component testing, skills training and researching the impacts of day to day behaviours of building occupants.

As a Living Laboratory itself, the SBRC building will provide a demonstration space for display of sustainable building technologies and components that will be of benefit to the sustainable buildings industry.

When completed in mid-2012, the SBRC building will include state-of-the-art laboratory and in-situ testing facilities including the following:

Large Scale Integrated Component Testing Lab;
Electrical Power Quality, Renewable Generation and Storage Lab;
Water Sustainability Lab;
Thermal Analysis and Simulation Lab;
Roof Top Testing Lab;
Building Performance and Monitoring Lab;
Sustainability Training Hall;
Collaborative Partner and Product Demonstration Space.

For more information on the Innovation Campus Sustainable Buildings Research Centre please contact:

Professor Paul Cooper, Director SBRC on ph: 02 4221 3355 or

Lance Jeffery, SBRC Project Manager on ph: 02 4221 4931.

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