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Award of GBIC R&D Grant for Occupant-Centric Controls

A new project Cost-Effective Wireless Occupant-Centric Controls for Energy-Efficient Whole Building Retrofit, led by Resync Technologies with co-PIs from NUS and A*STAR, has been awarded S$1.256 million in funding under the BCA Green Buildings Innovation Cluster (GBIC) R&D Programme.

Last updated on Aug 14, 2025 1 min read
Award of GBIC R&D Grant for Occupant-Centric Controls
Cherry and Kefan Join the IDEASLab!

Big welcome to our newest PhD students Cherry Kim and Kefan Chen who officially kick off their doctoral journey with IDEASLab this August!

Last updated on Aug 12, 2025 1 min read
Cherry and Kefan Join the IDEASLab!
Localised Cooling Project Secures S$1.648M Grant

Led by IDEASLab’s PI, Adrian Chong, the project Thermoelectric Cooling with Novel Material Composites for Localised Cooling in Naturally Ventilated and Mixed-Mode Ventilated Spaces has been awarded a total grant of S$1.648 million.

Last updated on Aug 14, 2025 1 min read
Localised Cooling Project Secures S$1.648M Grant
Experimental Campaign with The University of Tokyo on Mixed-Mode Ventilation

As part of our AI-Driven Climate Resilient Cooling: Robust Reinforcement Learning for Mixed-Mode Ventilation project, we recently carried out a two-week experimental campaign with our collaborators from The University of Tokyo, hosted by Kajima Technical Research Institute Singapore (KaTRIS) at their THE GEAR building.

Last updated on Aug 14, 2025 1 min read
Experimental Campaign with The University of Tokyo on Mixed-Mode Ventilation
CDE Young Researcher and Outstanding Educator Awards 2025

At the 2025 CDE Awards & Recognition Ceremony, Lab PI Dr. Adrian Chong received the CDE Young Researcher Award and the Outstanding Educator Award, recognising excellence in both research and teaching within the College of Design and Engineering.

Last updated on Aug 12, 2025 1 min read
CDE Young Researcher and Outstanding Educator Awards 2025
AI-Driven Cooling Collaboration Awarded Japan–Singapore Joint Grant

Our project AI-Driven Climate Resilient Cooling: Robust Reinforcement Learning for Mixed-Mode Ventilation, co-led by Adrian Chong (IDEASLab, NUS) and Dr. Shohei Miyata (The University of Tokyo), has been awarded funding under the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) – Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Joint Call on Artificial Intelligence.

Last updated on Aug 14, 2025 1 min read
AI-Driven Cooling Collaboration Awarded Japan–Singapore Joint Grant