The SBS lab is in the process of transfering from Universityof ColoradoBoulder to Penn State University in the Spring of 2022. Our new website at Penn State is .

Mission Statement

sbs labThe Sustainable Buildings and Societies Laboratory (SBS Lab) aims tobecome a world-classresearchԻeducationcenter forsmart, sustainable and resilience cities. To achieve this vision,we are activelyeducating future technical leaders,enhancing internal collaboration, elevating partnership with DOE national laboratories, engaging industrial partners, and expanding international collaboration network (5E). This allows us toaddress big societal problems with mܱپ-,multi-disciplinaryresearch via multi-institutecollaborationsupported by multi-year multi-milliongrants (5M).

Thanks to the interdisciplinary nature in our research, Dr. Zuo, the director of SBS Lab, isassociated with threeInterdisciplinary Research Themes (IRTs) at the College of Engieering & Applied Science, including Water Energy Nexus IRT,Autonomous Systems IRTԻResilient Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, as well as three Interdisciplinary Research Programs at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, including,,Ի. Dr. Zuo is also Affiliated Faculty at the Department of Mechanical Engineering ԻCommunity Engagement, Design and Research Center (CEDaR). In addition, heholds a joint appointment at the and has collaborations with six DOE national labs. We have also contributed to many open source tools for the simulation of building and community systems.

We have multiple fully funded Ph.D. student positions for Fall 2022 at Penn State. See Openings for more details.