May 29, 2014: Consortium for Building Energy Innovation Introduces New Name, New Website
Name Change Reflects New Organizational Structure and Partnership with DOE
PHILADELPHIA — The Energy Efficient Buildings Hub (EEB Hub) announced it has renamed itself the Consortium for Building Energy Innovation (CBEI). Located at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia, CBEI is comprised of 14 organizations including major research universities, global industrial firms, and national laboratories from across the United States who collaborate to develop and demonstrate solutions for 50 percent energy reduction in existing buildings by 2030.
The name change and streamlined organization led by Penn State reflects the organization’s transition from a regional innovation cluster to a research and demonstration center that works in close partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Building Technologies Office. As a result, CBEI is more aggressively focused on demonstrating technical and market solutions that can be incorporated into energy efficiency strategies for small and medium size buildings and scaled nationally.