Building Science Lab to Advance Teaching (Built)

the building science lab to advance teaching (built) is a building science research lab geared towards undergraduate students, located in portland state university's school of architecture. the lab is equipped with computers, sensors, design-simulation software, and fabrication tools for the research and analysis of existing building performance and the testing of proposed designs. ​built was created to address the pressing need for future architecture and engineering professionals to have a robust education in the stem (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) discipline of building science. understanding how buildings use energy and other resources is critical to the design and engineering of green buildings. the lab also encourages the more-rapid integration of building science strategies, materials, and systems by conducting student-led simulations or post-occupancy analysis of existing buildings and applying this research to projects currently under design through collab