The Built Environment Research Group at IIT investigates problems and solutions related to:

  • Indoor air quality (IAQ)
  • Building science measurements and methods
  • HVAC filtration
  • Air quality exposure assessment
  • Building energy simulation
  • Energy efficiency
  • Electricity generation portfolio modeling and demand response
  • Microbiology of the built environment (MoBE)


    • Insulating Shades

    Air cleaner testing

    Marine Predators Algorithm

    Air filtration, IAQ, and COPD

    Equilibrium Optimizer

    Home ventilation, IAQ, and asthma

    Residential energy and IAQ models

    Indoor air and climate change

    Cogeneration system design tools

    Open source building science sensors

    VOC & particle emissions from 3D printers

    Chicagoland housing retrofits

    MoBE building science workshop

    Hospital Microbiome Project

    Thermal performance of enclosures

    Thermal performance of vegetated walls

    CYDI greenhouse construction

    Filtration of infectious aerosols

    Energy impacts of duct design in homes

    Particle infiltration into homes