Architectural Engineering and High Performance GREEN Building Research - your window to Penn State research

	IRON Hot Topics High Performance Green Building Research - One goal of the high performance building research is to work with companies to create buildings that have zero nonrenewable energy consumption, or net zero energy.
	Forging Relationships Pratt & Whitney establishes Center of Excellence - Pratt & Whitney was particularly interested in five areas of strength at Penn State: aero-heat transfer related to gas turbine airfoils, gearboxes, acoustics, combustion, and advanced materials and coatings.
	Follow the IRO Upcoming and Recent Events - Upcoming events include the International Society of Chemical Ecology 25th anniversary meeting, Northeast Renewable Energy Conference, PA Green Growth Partnership Forum, Ag Progress Days, and the Energy Innovation Forum.
	Faculty Spotlight Dr. Chimay Anumba - Anumba's research focuses on the use of communication and information technologies to advance the field of construction engineering, as well as solve problems within design and construction.
	Research Spotlight Indoor Environment Center - The IEC conducts interdisciplinary research, knowledge transfer and outreach activities to support the development of indoor environments that are more safe, more thermally, visually and acoustically comfortable, and that minimize the use of energy and other resources.
	Inventions Sustainable Transparent Wall System for Residential Construction - Dr. Ali Memari, Associate Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering, is developing a new type of wall system that is transparent for increased daylight benefits.