Center for Advanced Research in Building Science & Energy (CARBSE)

Climate change, as a result of increasing carbon emissions from human activity, is a growing concern. With the building sector being accountable for up to 40% of carbon emissions, there is an urgent need to reduce energy use in new and existing buildings. Within India, the building sector uses more than one-third of the national energy use in India, and with further growth in this sector, India faces a formidable challenge in reducing its dependence on fossil fuels, natural resources and energy supply infrastructure. Buildings and cities in other emerging economies are also being challenged by such context.

Within this context, the Center for Advanced Research in Building Science & Energy (CARBSE), at CEPT University was established with the aim of providing impetus for research in energy efficiency in built environment and energy resource management at large. Its objective is to conduct research in the fields of energy efficient building design, energy efficient construction processes, sustainable materials, and resource audit and management.

The Center has achieved status of:

1. A 'Regional Energy Efficiency Center' on Building Energy Efficiency by the USAID ECO-III program
2. 'Center of Excellence for Solar Passive Architecture and Green Building Technologies' by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India.
3. CARBSE is leading the prestigious US-India clean energy research and development project for building energy efficiency titled ‘Center for Building Energy Research and Development’ (CBERD).  For this project formation on please visit www.cberd.org
4. CARBSE is supported by Gujarat Energy Development Agency, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF), industry and various philanthropic organizations.