Introduction

The National Center for Energy Management and Building Technologies (NCEMBT) in Alexandria, VA, is an independent, nonprofit research institution that supports research, participates in standard setting, advances technical training and professional education, and serves as a repository of information on economic, technical, and public policy issues. The National Center acts as a resource to Federal agencies, state and local governments, building owners, the HVAC industry and consumers.

The National Center focuses the collective energies of researchers from multiple disciplines to advance technology applications, expand educational and professional knowledge, improve the safety of indoor environments, and create public policy for the benefit of public health and economic growth.

Through partnerships with the U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE); University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV); the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI); University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC); The Building Diagnostics Research Institute (BDRI); the International Training Institute (ITI); the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association (SMWIA); and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA) – NCEMBT is able to fund research and projects, and benefit from experience each partner brings.