About
SyracuseCoE’s state-of-the-art facility is now home to the Building Training and Assessment Center (BTAC). The SyracuseCoE BTAC trains future professionals in how to examine a building’s performance, from its energy use to its carbon emissions and indoor environmental quality. BTAC is a complement to Syracuse University’s existing Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC), and serves as a instructional site for the university’s engineering and architecture students.
Our mission is to evaluate building performance, overall functionality, and compliance with standards that prioritize human health.
What We Do
- Administer a regional Building Training and Assessment Center, for the U.S. Department of Energy, training students and professionals in commercial energy audits
- Tackle the regional shortage of qualified building assessment professionals with training in a state-of-the-art building test bed
- Train students from Syracuse University’s School of Architecture and College of Engineering and Computer Science with tools to incorporate building assessment in their career toolkits
- Develop and test new building assessment tools
- Prepare the next generation of building performance experts with specialized workshops
- Collaborate with Syracuse University’s Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC) to share resources and deliver shared and complementary curricula
Introduction to Building Assessments
Ian M. Shapiro, PE, SyracuseCoE Associate Director of Building Science and Community Programs