New Jersey Senator and NJIT alumnus Paul Sarlo ’92, ’95 recently published an op-ed calling for a balanced and affordable energy strategy for the state. In the piece, Sarlo raises concerns about rising utility costs and highlights the need for a diversified energy mix to meet New Jersey’s growing demand.
More than 40,000 students attend classes in Newark, some in schools built before 1920. Repairing and maintaining those structures are massive undertakings. A project led by NJIT’s Center for Building Knowledge to create digital twins of every building managed by the Newark Board of Education (BOE) is providing school administrators with the data needed to make more strategic decisions about the highest priority capital renovations.
A partnership between NJIT’s Center for Building Knowledge and BASF’s Center for Building Excellence to develop sustainable home retrofit materials continues to bear fruit. Their project, “Renew-Wall,” is one of 44 across 20 states that will share an $82.6 million round of funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for projects aimed at reducing energy consumption in buildings and energy demand overall.
The Community Microgrids Planning Academy — an online educational platform created by the Center for Resilient Design at NJIT — has received an Award of Merit for “Innovations for High-Performance Buildings and Communities” at the National Institute of Building Sciences’ 2018 Beyond Green Awards this month.
