Energy

Designing Efficient and Equitable Solutions

Energy is everything. It powers our transportation, heats and cools our homes, grows our food, turns on the lights. At AIR, we are committed to promoting cross-disciplinary energy science and technology research and development to benefit the public and enhance our land grant mission. AIR provides a platform for energy experts to work closely with industry, nonprofit, government, and community organizations to address emerging energy challenges and opportunities.

Centers & Programs

Indigenous Resilience Center

The Indigenous Resilience Center (IRes) is supported by the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice. IRes is part of the Arizona Institute for Resilience and aims to position the University of Arizona as a world leader in Indigenous resilience research, education, and outreach.

Institute for Energy Solutions

The Institute for Energy Solutions (IES) organizes energy knowledge, cross-disciplinary groups, and seed funding where possible to facilitate and innovate new UA research, training, and outreach initiatives targeting energy.

Water and Energy Sustainable Technology Center

The WEST Center facilitates innovative research and technology development to ensure safe and sustainable water supplies. Critical to WEST’s success is the partnership between the University of Arizona, the private sector, utilities, and the community at large.

News

UArizona Bachelor of Architecture Program Receives Zero Energy Design Designation from U.S. Department of Energy

Oct. 6, 2023

The University of Arizona’s Bachelor of Architecture, offered by the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, has earned the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD). This national designation, which launched in 2022, “distinguishes post-secondary academic programs that teach best practices of zero energy design and require students to apply those concepts in zero energy design projects,” notes the DOE. The designation lasts for three years, and may be renewed.

Why homes often feel warmer than the thermostat suggests – and what to do about it

Aug. 2, 2023

When it’s 110 F (43.3 C) outside, older houses will likely feel at least 10 F (5.6 C) warmer inside, even with the same air temperature. Why?

The answer has to do with radiant heat. Radiant heat is what keeps you toasty warm at a campfire on a cold winter night. The fire doesn’t warm the air much; rather, like the Sun, most of the fire’s heat moves through invisible waves directly from the campfire to your body.

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