Building Energy Center
Low-cost energy audits
The University of Dayton's Building Energy Center (UD-BEC) was founded in 2006 to:
- improve building performance and energy efficiency,
- educate energy efficiency engineers, and
- advance building energy engineering.
Ohio Lean Buildings
UD-BEC operates the Ohio Lean Buildings program. Ohio Lean Buildings leverages state of Ohio co-funding to provide low-cost energy assessments for commercial and institutional buildings. The assessments focus on cost-effective energy-efficiency opportunities in:
- Lighting upgrades and control
- Zone temperature control
- Fan system control
- Pumping system control
- Chiller/cooling system control
- Boiler/heating system control
and offers project management and financing assistance. Contact:
- Dr. Andrew Chiasson
achiasson1@udayton.edu
937-229-2892
UD-BEC provides:
- Low-cost residential energy audits
- Net-zero energy building design assistance
- Renewable energy system design assistance
- Energy and CO2 emission tracking and benchmarking
- Phase change material and thermal mass analysis
- Free energy analysis software