September 26, 2013

Overaa Builds the World’s First Rotating Test Laboratory

The FLEXLAB at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is built on a 64 foot diameter turntable that rotates 270 degrees to track the sun. Scientists will use the FLEXLAB, which stands for Facility for Low Energy Buildings Research, for energy conservation performance mock-up tests. Read the full story in this month’s Engineering News Record (ENR):
http://enr.construction.com/buildings/sustainability/2013/0925-putting-a-square-peg-in-a-round-holeto-construct-the-worlds-first-rotating-test-laboratory.asp
More on the FLEXLAB:
http://enr.construction.com/buildings/sustainability/2013/0930-FLEXLAB-for-Plug-8217n-Play-Green-Building-Studies-Has-World8217s-First-Revolving-Test-Bed.asp?page=4