CIFE Seed Research Projects
The goal of CIFE research is transformation: to improve project (virtual) design and construction in ways that dramatically and measurably contribute to exceptionally reliable engineering and management processes to design, construct and operate sustainable facilities.
The method we use is “translation” to integrate:
- Baseline observations of practice – typically the projects of CIFE member organizations.
- Theory that integrates fundamentals of engineering, basic sciences, social and political sciences.
- Results of field intervention studies – on member jobs.
CIFE translational research gives practitioners the opportunity to identify, explore, develop and apply new methods that have great potential value … with low risk and (relatively) low cost.
CIFE Seed Research Projects for 2019-20
Building for the Occupant: Optimizing Building Layouts for Energy Efficiency and Organizational Performance
Data-driven Modeling for Performance-Based Contracting in Naturally Ventilated Buildings
The Impact of Building Envelope on Occupant Wellbeing and Knowledge-work Productivity
