A unique opportunity to collaborate with world-class research staff in development, simulation, and validation of efficient building technologies, FLEXLAB (the Facility for Low-Energy eXperiments in buildings) will consist of building system test facilities to be located in new and existing structures at the Berkeley Lab. Conduct focused research or product development on single components or whole-building systems integration.

Replace any building system such as exterior building envelope, windows and shading systems, lights, HVAC, energy control systems, roofs and skylights, or interior components such as furniture, partitions, and raised floors.

When completed, FLEXLAB's technical capabilities will include:

• Four newly constructed testbeds
• Two cells per testbed, 600sf each
• One rotating testbed
• One double-height ‘big box’ testbed
• 7000SF total new testbed construction
• Virtual design and visualization testbed
• Control hardware testbed
• Occupied plug-load and lighting testbed