Research

At ETHOS, we use data, engineering, and design to create interventions in the built environment that integrate our social and environmental goals. Our research areas focus on developing a better understanding of human-building interactions across scales of the built environment.


Research areas

Occupants in buildings

Inferring, analyzing, and optimizing human-building interactions.

Social analysis of urban form

Studying the relationships between urban form, walkability, and social characteristics in cities and neighborhoods.

Urban-scale energy systems

Developing strategies for human-centric and flexible operation of energy systems.

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