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LEAD
ING
THE W
AY TO
A
REST
ORAT
IVE
FUTU
RE
The S
usta
inabl
e Buil
dings
Rese
arch
Cen
tre (S
BRC)
is a m
ulti-
discip
linar
y fac
ility t
hat h
osts
a wi
de
rang
e of r
esea
rch a
nd in
dust
ry co
llabo
ratio
ns
to ad
dres
s the
chal
leng
es of
mak
ing bu
ilding
s su
stain
able
. We a
re pi
onee
ring n
ew ap
proa
ches
to
retro
fittin
g tec
hniqu
es to
crea
te m
ore e
ffect
ive
plac
es to
live a
nd w
ork.
Build
ings h
ave m
ajor e
cono
mic,
en
viron
men
tal a
nd so
cial im
pact
s on o
ur
com
mun
ity an
d the
plan
et. B
etwe
en a
quar
ter a
nd a
half
of al
l gre
enho
use g
as
emiss
ions r
esul
t fro
m ou
r con
stru
ction
an
d use
of bu
ilding
s.
Our m
ission
is to
assis
t in t
he ra
pid
deca
rbon
isatio
n of o
ur bu
ilt en
viron
men
t.
SUST
AINA
BLE
BUILD
INGS
Wel
com
e to
the
Sust
aina
ble
Build
ings
Re
sear
ch C
entr
e. T
he S
BRC
team
’s m
issio
n is
to im
prov
e th
e ec
onom
ic, s
ocia
l and
en
viron
men
tal p
erfo
rman
ce o
f our
bui
ldin
gs
and
our b
uilt
envir
onm
ent,
and
we
have
a
stro
ng fo
cus o
n im
prov
ing
the
perf
orm
ance
of
exi
stin
g bu
ildin
gs b
y dev
elop
ing,
app
lyin
g an
d ev
alua
ting
adva
nced
bui
ldin
g re
trofi
t te
chno
logi
es a
nd s
yste
ms.
The
SBRC
bui
ldin
g its
elf i
s an
ultr
a-su
stai
nabl
e an
d w
orld
-cla
ss fa
cilit
y tha
t is
the
flags
hip
of o
ur re
sear
ch, t
rain
ing
and
dem
onst
ratio
n ac
tiviti
es. It
is h
ome
to a
wid
e ra
nge
of b
uild
ing
perf
orm
ance
rese
arch
in
fras
truc
ture
, and
we
have
an
impr
essi
ve
arra
y of m
obile
test
equ
ipm
ent f
or a
naly
sis
and
impr
ovem
ent o
f the
per
form
ance
of
exis
ting
build
ings
.
We
have
an
envia
ble
trac
k re
cord
in in
spiri
ng
our c
omm
unity
to a
dopt
env
ironm
enta
lly
sust
aina
ble
tech
nolo
gies
and
pra
ctic
es,
thro
ugh
Team
UOW
stu
dent
s and
sta
ff w
ho
built
the
Illaw
arra
Fla
me
hous
e an
d w
on th
e in
tern
atio
nal S
olar
Dec
athl
on C
hina
201
3 co
mpe
titio
n, fo
r exa
mpl
e.
Toge
ther
with
our
indu
stry
and
aca
dem
ic
colla
bora
tors
from
aro
und
the
wor
ld w
e ar
e de
velo
ping
new
pro
duct
s and
sys
tem
s tha
t w
ill n
ot o
nly i
mpr
ove
the
ener
gy e
ffici
ency
an
d su
stai
nabi
lity o
f our
bui
ldin
gs to
day,
but w
hich
will
impr
ove
the
resil
ienc
e of
our
bu
ilt e
nviro
nmen
t to
clim
ate,
eco
nom
ic an
d so
cial
cha
nge
in th
e fu
ture
. We
look
forw
ard
to w
orki
ng w
ith o
ur m
any e
xist
ing
and
new
in
dust
ry a
nd c
omm
unity
par
tner
s.
RESE
ARC
H
The
SBRC
will
lead
the
way
in su
stai
nabl
e bu
ildin
g re
sear
ch th
roug
h de
liver
y of
adva
nced
retr
ofit t
echn
olog
ies,
inte
grat
ed
com
pone
nt te
stin
g, sk
ills t
rain
ing
and
rese
arch
ing
the
impa
cts o
f day
-to-
day
beha
viou
rs o
f bui
ldin
g oc
cupa
nts.
COLL
ABO
RAT
ION
WIT
H IN
DUST
RY
The
SBRC
offe
rs c
onsu
lting
exp
ertis
e in
the
area
s of b
uild
ing
retr
ofits
for
ener
gy e
ffici
ency
, the
rmal
per
form
ance
m
easu
rem
ent a
nd m
odel
ling,
dis
trib
uted
ge
nera
tion,
and
und
erst
andi
ng o
f hum
an
fact
ors a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith e
nerg
y effi
cien
cy
tech
nolo
gy a
dopt
ion.
A d
edic
ated
pub
lic
disp
lay a
nd in
dust
ry d
emon
stra
tion
area
is
also
pro
vide
d w
ithin
the
SBRC
faci
lity.
TEA
CHIN
G A
ND
TRA
ININ
G
Co
urs
ew
ork
The
Unive
rsity
of W
ollo
ngon
g ha
s pro
activ
ely
embe
dded
sust
aina
bilit
y and
ener
gy ef
ficie
ncy
cont
ent i
nto
its e
ngin
eerin
g un
derg
radu
ate
degr
ee c
ours
es, a
nd is
supp
orte
d by
the S
BRC
teac
hing
sta
ff an
d fa
cilit
ies.
The
Unive
rsity
of W
ollo
ngon
g is
curr
ently
de
velo
ping
a G
radu
ate
Cert
ifica
te in
Ene
rgy
Effic
ienc
y and
Sus
tain
abili
ty to
up-
skill
gr
adua
tes a
nd p
rofe
ssio
nals
in th
e ar
ea
of re
trofi
ttin
g fo
r ene
rgy e
ffici
ency
and
su
stai
nabi
lity.
Post
grad
uate
cou
rse
cont
ent
is be
ing
deve
lope
d in
con
sulta
tion
with
TA
FE N
SW to
ens
ure
the
“The
ory m
eets
th
e Pr
actic
e”.
Co
nti
nu
ing
Ed
uc
ati
on
The
SBRC
has
par
tner
ed w
ith m
any
indu
stry
repr
esen
tativ
es to
pro
vide
1-da
y an
d 2-
day p
rofe
ssio
nal d
evel
opm
ent t
rain
ing
cour
ses f
or e
nerg
y effi
cien
cy in
the
area
s of
: com
mer
cial
bui
ldin
g re
trofi
t, au
dit o
f m
anuf
actu
ring
and
indu
stria
l pro
cess
es,
rene
wab
le re
sour
ces,
and
elec
tric
ity
utili
satio
n.
DEM
ONST
RAT
ION
AN
D IN
SPIR
ATIO
N
Th
e L
ivin
g L
ab
ora
tory
Pro
gra
m
The
SBRC
Liv
ing
Labo
rato
ry P
rogr
am u
ses
real
bui
ldin
gs fo
r dem
onst
ratio
n, d
ispla
y an
d te
stin
g of
retr
ofitt
ing
and
sust
aina
ble
build
ing
tech
nolo
gies
and
com
pone
nts.
Th
e ov
eral
l goa
l of t
he p
rogr
am is
to b
ette
r un
ders
tand
how
bui
ldin
gs a
nd o
ccup
ants
pe
rfor
m a
nd b
ehav
e, in
ord
er to
info
rm
indu
stry
, and
opt
imis
e re
trofi
ttin
g pr
ogra
ms.
So
lar
De
ca
thlo
n E
ntr
y
Team
UOW
wer
e th
e fir
st te
am fr
om
Aust
ralia
to g
ain
entr
y int
o a
Sola
r De
cath
lon,
and
took
a u
niqu
e ap
proa
ch to
th
e co
mpe
titio
n by
bei
ng th
e fir
st te
am in
the
hist
ory o
f the
com
petit
ion
to d
emon
stra
te
how
to re
trofi
t an
exis
ting
hom
e. In
Aug
ust
2013
Tea
m U
OW w
on th
e co
mpe
titio
n,
achi
evin
g th
e hi
ghes
t eve
r ove
rall
scor
e in
an
y Sol
ar D
ecat
hlon
.
The
aim o
f the
SBR
C is
to
rese
arch
, col
labo
rate
, and
lin
k w
ith in
dust
ry to
mee
t the
ch
alle
nge
of im
prov
ing
the
perfo
rman
ce o
f our
new
and
ex
istin
g bu
ildin
g st
ock.
Pro
fes
so
rP
au
l C
oo
pe
rSB
RC D
irect
or
RESEARCHERS, ACADEMICS, STUDENTS & PARTNERS
A DIVERSE MIX OF PEOPLE LINKED BY A COMMON GOAL
Mas
simo
is de
velo
ping
adva
nced
cont
rol
syst
ems f
or in
nova
tive b
uild
ings
.
Su is fin
ding
inno
vativ
e way
s to
redu
ce en
ergy
cons
umpt
ion.
Laia
is ob
sess
ed w
ith le
arni
ng ho
w ed
ucat
iona
l bui
ldin
gs be
have
.
Will
iam
love
s han
ging
out w
ith th
e SBR
C fa
mily
, whe
n he’s
not r
esea
rchi
ng
Phas
e Cha
nge M
ater
ials
.
Aqee
lliv
es fo
r sim
ulat
ing s
peci
alis
ed so
lar
assis
ted a
ir co
nditi
onin
g sys
tem
s.
Mich
ael
lives
for t
reas
ure h
untin
g and
in
vest
ing,
but l
oves
com
mun
icat
ing
ener
gy fl
ow th
roug
h virt
ual r
ealit
y, on
the s
ide.
Scot
tsp
read
s him
self
acro
ss m
ultip
le
proj
ects
, whe
ther
it’s
rese
arch
, de
sign o
r con
stru
ctio
n, he
does
it al
l.
Denn
iswo
rks h
ard o
n his
rese
arch
, bu
t find
s tim
e for
a ga
me o
f SB
RC ta
ble t
enni
s.
Gaut
hier
love
s wat
erin
g the
SBR
C ed
ible
ga
rden
s eve
ry m
orni
ng!
Eva
love
s sin
ging
, dan
cing
… an
d a
com
fort
able
indo
or en
viro
nmen
t!
Dan
is pa
ssio
nate
abou
t dis
cove
ring
how
to ge
t com
mer
cial
build
ings
to
trul
y ach
ieve
ener
gy ef
ficie
ncy.
Rui
is m
inin
g bui
ldin
g dat
a to
impr
ove e
nerg
y effi
cien
cy.
Our t
hem
es a
nd a
reas
of r
esea
rch
are
dive
rse,
all
focu
sed
on m
akin
g bu
ildin
gs m
ore
livab
le, m
ore
sust
aina
ble,
mor
e co
st-e
ffect
ive,
and
kinde
r to
our e
nviro
nmen
t.
Ener
gy:
Effic
iency
, Ge
nera
tion
and
Stor
age
Resil
ience
& C
limat
eAd
aptio
n
Hum
anFa
ctor
s
Wat
er
Mat
erial
s,Co
nstr
uctio
nan
d Li
fe C
ycle
Anal
ysis
Mod
ellin
gan
d De
cision
Supp
ort
Syst
ems
WAT
ER, W
IND,
EART
H OR
FIRE
.W
E TAC
KLE T
HE LO
T• M
icro
-grid
(bui
ldin
g sc
ale
or
prec
inct
sca
le)
• Gro
und
sour
ce h
eat p
umps
• Sm
art h
ome
syst
ems
• Pha
se C
hang
e M
ater
ial (
PCM
) ap
plic
atio
ns• P
hoto
volta
ic-T
herm
al (P
VT) s
yste
ms
• Dem
and-
side
man
agem
ent
• Dis
trib
uted
gen
erat
ion
• Ene
rgy
info
rmat
ics/
inte
llige
nt
built
env
ironm
ent
• Net
Zer
o En
ergy
Bui
ldin
gs (N
ZEB)
• Sm
all w
ind
• Bui
ldin
g M
anag
emen
t Sys
tem
s (B
MS)
• H
eat r
ecov
ery
• Ref
riger
atio
n sy
stem
s• T
herm
al s
tora
ge
• Age
d ca
re• U
rban
hea
t isl
and
• The
rmal
com
fort
and
hea
twav
es
• Gre
en a
nd c
ool r
oofs
, and
wal
ls• B
ushfi
re• F
lood
• Age
d ca
re• L
ow in
com
e ho
useh
olds
• Ind
oor E
nviro
nmen
tal Q
ualit
y (IE
Q)
• The
rmal
com
fort
• Fac
ilita
ting
deep
retr
ofits
• Sol
ar p
ower
ed m
embr
ane
dist
illat
ion
• Ene
rgy
from
was
te w
ater
• Bla
ck a
nd g
rey
wat
er tr
eatm
ent
• Gre
en ro
ofs
and
livin
g w
alls
• Net
zero
wat
er b
uild
ings
• Mat
eria
ls li
fe c
ycle
ana
lysi
s• B
uild
ing
fabr
ic u
pgra
des
• Hea
t and
moi
stur
e tr
ansf
er in
bui
ldin
gs• B
uild
ing
Man
agem
ent S
yste
ms
(BM
S)• P
hoto
volta
ic-T
herm
al (P
VT)
• Pha
se C
hang
e M
ater
ials
(PCM
)• E
duca
tiona
l bui
ldin
gs• L
ow g
rade
com
mer
cial
bui
ldin
gs• R
etro
fittin
g m
etho
dolo
gies
• Bui
ldin
g en
ergy
mod
ellin
g• C
ost b
enefi
t ana
lysi
s• D
ecis
ion
supp
ort s
yste
ms
• Life
cyc
le a
naly
sis
WE S
TAND
BY
OUR
RESE
ARCH
DE
LIVE
RING
AN
INNO
VATI
VE B
UILD
ING
USIN
G TH
E NAT
URAL
RESO
URCE
S AVA
ILAB
LE
ON SI
TE
Mea
ning
ful a
pplie
d re
sear
ch
requ
ires a
cutti
ng-e
dge
facil
ity. T
he S
BRC
prov
ides
th
at fa
cility
.Ba
sed
on th
e pr
incip
les o
f the
Liv
ing
Build
ing
Chal
leng
e™, t
he S
BRC
has p
ushe
d th
e bo
unda
ries o
f sus
tain
able
des
ign
and
cons
truc
tion.
Lea
ding
by e
xam
ple,
th
e SB
RC h
opes
to in
spire
com
mun
ities
th
roug
hout
Aus
tral
ia to
take
act
ion
on
sust
aina
bilit
y.
As a
Liv
ing
Labo
rato
ry, t
he S
BRC
prov
ides
a
dem
onst
ratio
n sp
ace
for d
ispla
y of
sust
aina
ble
build
ing
tech
nolo
gies
and
co
mpo
nent
s tha
t will
be
of b
enefi
t to
the
sust
aina
ble
build
ings
indu
stry
.
The
SBRC
Liv
ing
Labo
rato
ry p
rogr
am
also
ext
ends
to th
e br
oade
r UOW
cam
pus
whe
re a
dis
trib
uted
retr
ofit p
rogr
am is
be
ing
impl
emen
ted,
incl
udin
g an
alys
is of
hu
man
beh
avio
ur a
nd a
ttitu
des t
o en
ergy
ef
ficie
ncy r
etro
fits.
UOW
INN
OVAT
ION
CAM
PUS
The
UOW
Inno
vatio
n Ca
mpu
s is l
ocat
ed in
W
ollo
ngon
g, N
SW (a
n ho
ur so
uth
of S
ydne
y)
and
aim
s to
prov
ide
an e
nviro
nmen
t for
co
mm
erci
al a
nd re
sear
ch e
ntiti
es to
co
-loca
te w
ith U
OW te
ams t
o es
tabl
ish
succ
essf
ul a
nd p
rodu
ctive
par
tner
ship
s.
LOCA
TION
One h
our s
outh
of Sy
dney
at th
e Uni
vers
ity
of W
ollo
ngon
g’s In
nova
tion C
ampu
s
ANNU
AL W
EATH
ER20
0+ su
nny d
ays w
ith an
aver
age
annu
al ra
infa
ll of
1000
mm
FLOO
R AR
EA• 2
600m
2 of of
fice a
nd la
bora
tory
spac
es• 3
60m
2 of ro
of-to
p tes
ting s
pace
• 170
0m2 of
exte
rnal
brea
kout
spac
e
OCCU
PATI
ON/C
APAC
ITY
50 re
sear
ch st
aff, s
tude
nts a
ndin
dust
ry pa
rtne
rs
FACI
LITI
ES• A
dvan
ced E
nerg
y, W
ater
, The
rmofl
uid,
Ambie
nt an
d Bui
ldin
g Ele
men
ts te
stin
g la
bora
torie
s• S
usta
inab
ility
exhib
ition
and l
earn
ing s
pace
s
SUST
AINA
BILI
TY• T
he fir
st ce
rtifi
ed Li
ving B
uildin
g in A
ustr
alia
unde
r the
Inte
rnat
ional
Livin
g Bui
ldin
g Ch
alle
nge™
Pro
gram
• The
first
6 St
ar G
reen
Star
desig
n rat
ed
build
ing i
n the
Illaw
arra
• Ultr
a-lo
w en
ergy
cons
umpt
ion
of le
ss th
an 60
kWh/
m2
KEY B
UILD
ING
FEAT
URES
EDIB
LE G
ARDE
NSOn
site
vege
tabl
e, h
erb
and
frui
t gar
dens
.
CAR
FREE
LIV
ING
Twen
ty d
edic
ated
bike
spac
es
with
cha
nge
room
s, el
ectr
ic
vehi
cle
park
ing
and
clos
e to
pu
blic
tran
spor
t.
NET
ZERO
WAT
EROn
site
rain
wat
er h
arve
stin
g an
d tr
eatm
ent s
yste
m.
BUIL
DING
LAY
OUT
H-sh
aped
floo
rpla
te d
esig
ned
to o
ptim
ise
natu
ral v
entil
atio
n,
prov
ide
acce
ss to
fres
h ai
r, na
tura
l lig
ht a
nd o
ptim
ise
the
use
of th
erm
al m
ass.
ADVA
NCED
BUI
LDIN
G M
ANAG
EMEN
T SY
STEM
Adva
nced
BM
S to
con
trol
, m
onito
r and
repo
rt o
n al
l bu
ildin
g sy
stem
s.
LOW
IMPA
CT IT
SOL
UTIO
NEn
ergy
effi
cien
t thi
n-cl
ient
ha
rdw
are
oper
atin
g in
a v
irtua
l de
skto
p en
viron
men
t with
so
ftph
one
tech
nolo
gy.
LOCA
LLY
SOUR
CED
MAT
ERIA
LSAl
l prim
ary m
ater
ials
hav
e be
en s
ourc
ed w
ithin
a li
mite
d ra
dius
of s
ite to
con
trib
ute
to
the
regi
onal
eco
nom
y.
PLUG
& P
LAY
MIC
RO G
RID
Adva
nced
ele
ctric
al a
nd
com
mun
icat
ion
syst
em to
m
imic
the
broa
der u
tility
ne
twor
k an
d en
able
test
ing
and
dem
onst
ratio
n of
em
ergi
ng p
ower
tech
nolo
gies
.
HYBR
ID M
IXED
MOD
E VE
NTI
LATI
ONM
axim
ised
nat
ural
vent
ilatio
n sy
stem
with
a g
roun
d so
urce
he
at e
xcha
nger
and
in-s
lab
hydr
onic
s sys
tem
.
INTE
RNAL
GR
EEN
WAL
LTh
ree
vert
ical
gre
en w
alls
w
ithin
inte
rnal
atr
ium
spac
e.
ENVI
RONM
ENTA
LLY
SAFE
MAT
ERIA
LSBu
ildin
g m
ater
ials
pr
edom
inan
tly fr
ee o
f Re
d Li
sted
che
mic
als.
NET
ZERO
ENE
RGY
160k
W o
nsite
rene
wab
le
ener
gy sy
stem
pro
duce
s m
ore
pow
er th
an th
e bu
ildin
g us
es e
ach
year
.
In 2
013
the
Unive
rsity
of W
ollo
ngon
g te
amed
up
with
TAF
E Ill
awar
ra a
s a p
roje
ct
unde
r the
SBR
C to
form
‘Tea
m U
OW’ in
the
Sola
r Dec
athl
on C
hina
201
3. T
he fi
rst t
eam
fr
om A
ustr
alia
to g
ain
entr
y int
o a
Sola
r De
cath
lon,
they
took
a u
niqu
e ap
proa
ch
by b
eing
the
first
in th
e hi
stor
y of t
he
com
petit
ion
to d
emon
stra
te h
ow to
retr
ofit
an e
xist
ing
hom
e. S
D Ch
ina
2013
was
hel
d in
Dat
ong,
a fo
rmer
anc
ient
cap
ital,
300k
m
wes
t of B
eijin
g, a
nd w
as th
e fir
st S
olar
De
cath
lon
ever
to b
e he
ld in
Asia
.
The
net-z
ero
ener
gy, s
olar
-pow
ered
Illa
war
ra
Flam
e Ho
use,
was
des
igne
d an
d bu
ilt b
y st
uden
ts fr
om th
e Un
ivers
ity o
f Wol
long
ong
and
TAFE
Illa
war
ra. It
was
con
stru
cted
fr
om th
e gr
ound
up
at th
e co
mpe
titio
n si
te
in D
aton
g, w
ith a
ll m
ater
ials
hav
ing
been
sh
ippe
d ov
er fr
om A
ustr
alia
.
Base
d on
a ty
pica
l Aus
sie fi
bro
hom
e, th
e de
sign
of th
e Ill
awar
ra F
lam
e m
akes
the
mos
t of A
ustr
alia
’s na
tura
l env
ironm
ent b
y em
phas
izing
wat
er e
ffici
ency
, sol
ar e
nerg
y ha
rves
ting,
pas
sive
des
ign
and
adva
nced
ve
ntila
tion
syst
ems.
Team
UOW
was
aw
arde
d fir
st p
lace
ove
rall
in th
e SD
Chi
na 2
013
com
petit
ion,
ahe
ad
of 1
9 ot
her t
eam
s fro
m a
roun
d th
e gl
obe,
ac
hiev
ing
the
high
est e
ver o
vera
ll sc
ore
in
any S
olar
Dec
athl
on c
ompe
titio
n!
Durin
g th
e 8
days
of p
ublic
exh
ibiti
on a
t SD
Chi
na, T
eam
UOW
tour
ed o
ver 3
5,00
0 Ch
ines
e lo
cals
thro
ugh
thei
r hom
e. W
ith
over
200
,000
peo
ple
havin
g vis
ited
the
com
petit
ion
site
, it w
as th
e bi
gges
t Sol
ar
Deca
thlo
n in
his
tory
.
The
SBRC
will
bec
ome
hom
e to
the
Illaw
arra
Fl
ame
Hous
e in
201
4, fo
rmin
g a
part
of t
he
SBRC
Liv
ing
Labo
rato
ry P
rogr
am, w
here
it
will
be
on re
gula
r disp
lay t
o th
e pu
blic
.
Visi
t ww
w.il
law
arra
flam
e.co
m.a
u
TE
AM
UO
W W
INS
SO
LA
RD
EC
AT
HL
ON
CH
AL
LE
NG
E
THER
E’S N
OTHI
NGRE
TRO
ABOU
T OUR
APPR
OACH
TORE
TROF
ITTI
NG
BEFO
RE
AFTE
R
PART
NER
S, C
OLLA
BOR
ATOR
S A
ND
SPON
SORS
The
SBRC
pro
gram
of a
ctiv
ities
is
rapi
dly e
xpan
ding
thro
ugh
grow
th o
f ou
r rel
atio
nshi
ps w
ith g
roup
s suc
h as
TA
FE, g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s and
lead
ing
inte
rnat
iona
l ins
titut
ions
in th
e fie
ld o
f bu
ildin
g en
ergy
effi
cien
cy a
nd su
stai
nabi
lity.
Addi
tiona
l col
labo
ratio
n is
bein
g de
velo
ped
with
indu
stry
, gov
ernm
ent,
priva
te a
nd
non-
profi
t org
anis
atio
ns. S
trat
egic
indu
stry
pa
rtne
rs a
re c
ritic
al a
llian
ces f
or S
BRC.
We
are
curr
ently
see
king
add
ition
al S
trat
egic
In
dust
ry p
artn
ers t
o ad
vanc
e ou
r joi
nt
rese
arch
age
nda
in th
e fie
lds o
f ene
rgy
effic
ienc
y and
the
built
env
ironm
ent.
GET
INVO
LVED
SBRC
is a
maj
or re
sear
ch fa
cilit
y for
su
stai
nabl
e bu
ildin
gs in
Aus
tral
ia a
nd is
a
plac
e to
dev
elop
and
dem
onst
rate
the
build
ing
tech
nolo
gies
of t
he fu
ture
.
Way
s to
get i
nvol
ved:
• Co
llabo
rate
with
SBR
C in
rese
arch
and
de
velo
pmen
t to
enha
nce
your
exi
stin
g pr
oduc
ts a
nd s
ervi
ces a
nd to
dev
elop
ne
w in
nova
tions
• Pl
ace
a co
llabo
rativ
e re
sear
cher
from
yo
ur o
rgan
isat
ion
at th
e SB
RC fa
cilit
y
• Su
ppor
t a R
esea
rch
Stud
ent P
lace
men
t to
und
erta
ke re
sear
ch o
n a
part
icul
ar
tech
nica
l, ec
onom
ic or
soc
ial i
ssue
rela
ted
to re
trofi
ttin
g an
d su
stai
nabl
e bu
ildin
gs
• Ha
ve yo
ur p
rodu
ct d
emon
stra
ted
and/
or
test
ed a
t the
SBR
C fa
cilit
ies.
Thro
ugh
its in
nova
tive
desig
n an
d un
ique
focu
s on
retr
ofitti
ng,
the
SBRC
facil
ity p
rovid
es a
n op
port
unity
for p
artn
ers t
o ex
plor
e su
stain
able
tech
nolo
gies
in a
colla
bora
tive
envir
onm
ent.
The
SBRC
is a
ctive
ly se
ekin
g in
dust
ry p
artn
ers t
o w
ork
with
us.
WOR
KING
TOGE
THER
TO A
CHIE
VE
SUST
AINA
BLE S
OLUT
IONS
WE C
OUPL
E IN
DIVI
DUAL
EXPE
RTIS
E W
ITH
COLL
ABOR
ATIV
E EX
CELL
ENCE
