SET Proceedings 2978-4387 Caravel Press 10.65582/set.2003.001 2003.001 Sustainable Life Labs for the 21st Century RiffatSaffa B. School of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom 24102003 2 1 978-1-995850-10-8 1 6 © 2003 Copyright WSSET 2003

The School of the Built Environment has a worldwide reputation for its innovative research into sustainable technologies including absorption/adsorption heat pumps, ejector refrigeration systems, desiccant technology, hybrid/solar driven CHP systems, solar/thermal systems and ground-source heat pumps. The School has obtained grants from the Engineering, Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the European Commission and industry to develop several new technologies, which have been licensed to industry. The School has also established new research facilities including the Marmont Centre for Renewable Energy, the David Wilson Eco-House, Sustainable Research Building and Jubilee Campus. This paper reviews some of the School's recently funded research projects and facilities.

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