Research Units

Penn-Tsinghua TC Chan Center
http://www.design.upenn.edu/bses/intro.swf
The mission of the T.C. Chan Center for Building and Energy Studies is to develop new knowledge, tools, processes, techniques and continuing education for professionals involved in building simulation and technology. The goal is to create healthier, productive, energy efficient strategies that will lead to high performance buildings and sustainable environments. The Center engages in the creation (research), application (consulting) and dissemination (communication) of knowledge.

NLSO (Non-Linear Systems Organization)
http://www.nso.penndesign.net/

Sabin+Jones LabStudio
http://www.sabin-jones.com/
The Mission of the Sabin+Jones LabStudio is to produce new modes of thinking, working and creating in design and biomedicine through the modeling of dynamic, multi-dimensional systems with experiments in biology, design computation, materials science, fabrication and material construction.

The Building Simulation Group
http://www.gsfa.upenn.edu/bsg/
The goal of the group is to develop, investigate, and utilize in practice computational models and techniques for building simulation. This covers broad research issues from interface development, such as Augmented Reality to inference mechanisms, CFD, thermal and lighting simulation and knowledge base systems.