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The steering committee for FSU's Institute for Energy Systems, Economics, and Sustainability (IESES) has approved the request to assist in the final construction of the Off-Grid Zero Emissions Building (OGZEB) located on the FSU main campus. According to Justin Kramer, a representative for the Sustainable Energy Science and Engineering Center, the OGZEB project is designed to illustrate the possibilities of green housing. "The project is intended to educate the community about options in sustainability along with developing future technologies that will allow us to reduce energy consumption and the environmental impacts of buildings."

With $8.75 million in legislative funding, Florida State University is bringing together researchers from a variety of fields to develop new strategies for dealing with Florida's energy challenges.

FSU's initiative will be part of the new Florida Energy Systems Consortium, a collaborative effort among the state's 11 public universities to address critical issues dealing with energy, climate and the environment, with a particular focus on promoting renewable energy.. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist last month signed into law a comprehensive energy bill, HB-7135, that established the consortium and provided $50 million in funding to be divided among four core institutions - FSU, the University of Central Florida, the University of Florida and the University of South Florida.

With more than 1,000 people a day moving to Florida, the Sunshine State is starting to get a little crowded. To help manage some of the pressures associated with such relentless growth, while also improving energy efficiency, sustainability and overall quality of life, Florida State University's Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) has partnered with three other organizations to design a new community that could revolutionize the way future residential developments are constructed.