Global Links

ISI communicates with and follows those using visualisation and research in the built environment, worldwide. 

Researchers

Sydney University – The Adpative Model of thermal comfort, developed by the Faculty of Architecture, Design & Planning.

Mappiness - The happiness mapping application developed by the London School of Economics. 

Real Time Visualisation

Gov Spark Competition - Takes the energy consumption figures from individual UK government departments and compares usage to monitor the Government's pledge to reduce its carbon footprint.

UNSW Monitoring project - This Australian university's website now publishes its energy use, depicting the electricity usage of key buildings on campus.  

Set points and experiments

Monash University – Monash University used data and experimentation to acheive 10% energy savings from altering summer set-points.

Disclosure of building performance

Institute for Market Transformation - A Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization promoting energy efficiency, green building and environmental protection in the United States and abroad and creators of the website Buildingrating.org. 

Green Building Gateway - A portal for exploring various types of data on green buildings in USA.