Innovate in sustainable building design and construction to reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions, and environmental impacts. Focus on advanced technologies like Construction 5.0, green certifications, renewable energy, electrification, retrofitting, and adaptive reuse to promote resilience and minimize the ecological footprint of the built environment.
- Rural Revitalization Projects: A Purdue/USDA Partnership. PI: Ryan Manuel, Sponsor: National Housing Endowment, $100,000, 02/25/24 - 02/25/27: https://www.nationalhousingendowment.org/learn-and-apply/grants
- Synthesis Study on Applying Solar Power Systems in Indiana’s Right of Way (ROW) and INDOT-Owned Facilities. PI: Soowon Chang, Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation - Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP), $1,808,721, 12/01/2023 – 01/31/2027