Current BERAC Charges

BERAC is charged to consider strategies to increase BER’s international research competitiveness.

Charge Letter dated October 8, 2020

BERAC is charged to assemble a Committee of Visitors to assess the processes used by the Biological Systems Science Division (BSSD), including BSSD user facilities and programs, for fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Charge Letter dated October 25, 2019

Highlights

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How Buildings Contribute to Urban Heating during Heat Waves

A bottom-up approach quantifies the contributions of human-caused heating from building energy use during extreme heat events.

How can Changes to Urban Neighborhoods and Buildings Affect Microclimates and Energy Use?

Computational work uses a Chicago neighborhood to understand and quantify climate effects on building energy use from changes in urban design.

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