An applied research program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, SEDAC draws from the expertise of University of Illinois faculty, staff, and students to conduct cutting-edge research on energy efficiency and sustainability. Research is conducted in close consultation with community partners, addressing questions that have emerged from SEDAC's energy efficiency project experience. Check out our research page and explore a few research highlights below.

Research Posts
Energy Efficiency Workforce: Lessons Learned from Past Crises
Growing the Energy Efficiency Workforce Research Series In Illinois, nearly 10,000 energy efficiency jobs have been lost since the beginning […]
Building a Resilient Energy Efficiency Workforce
The economic effects of the pandemic have devastated many job sectors, including the energy efficiency sector. In Illinois, there are […]
Q&A: Healthy Buildings During COVID-19
This Q and A contains responses to questions that were raised at a webinar SEDAC delivered on August 18, 2020: […]