Mon, Aug 31, 2026

On a cold, damp winter day, a heat pump can face a surprising paradox: to keep a building warm, it may first have to cool it. The reason is frost. As a heat pump pulls heat from cold outdoor air, moisture can freeze on the outdoor coil. That frost

Mon, Oct 13, 2025

In an era defined by the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions, few researchers have made as profound an impact on building energy efficiency and geothermal technology as Dr. Jeffrey D. Spitler. A Regents Professor and the OG&E Energy

Tue, Apr 29, 2025

Through the Center for Integrated Building Systems, industry partners are funding a two-year project looking to develop algorithms for the design of these angled boreholes. Angled boreholes, while used sporadically in Europe, have not gained as much

Tue, Oct 15, 2024

The bright future of the Center for Integrated Building Systems was on display during the Fall 2024 Project Proposal and Update Meeting.

Fri, Jun 30, 2023

Dr. Craig Bradshaw, director of the Center for Integrated Building Systems, traveled with students from Oklahoma State University and Purdue University's Herrick Laboratories to Germany this summer as part of an exchange course called the

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

The Center for Integrated Building Systems (CIBS) at Oklahoma State University (OSU) was recently awarded nearly $1 million across four awards by the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) focused on developing the