Our statewide network of shared-user, university-based research facilities offers regional industry access to cutting-edge research tools, faculty expertise, and workforce development opportunities. These facilities help local businesses compete globally and Oregon universities grow research and educate graduates.

SOLAR ENERGY Research Network

Oregon leads the nation in solar cell manufacturing, and Oregon BEST funds solar energy research facilities that help Oregon's solar industry innovate and compete:

• SuNRISE Photovoltaics Lab at the University of Oregon
• Oregon Process Innovation Center (OPIC) for Sustainable Solar Cell Manufacturing at Oregon State University

Read our brochure, Oregon Universities Know Solar.

SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Research Network

Oregon is the U.S. leader in sustainable built environment research, design, and construction.

The state ranks No. 1 in the nation in LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certified buildings per capita and many of the world's best-known sustainable built environment architecture, engineering, and construction companies are located here.

A network of faculty research experts and cutting-edge lab facilities supported by Oregon BEST offers the state's sustainable built environment industry the research resources needed to compete anywhere in the world.

These Oregon BEST shared-user facilities include:

• Oregon BEST Green Building Research Laboratory at Portland State University
• Oregon BEST Green Building Materials Laboratory at Oregon State University
• Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory with locations at the University of Oregon in Eugene and in Portland
• infraStructure Testing & Applied Research (iSTAR) Laboratory at Portland State University
• High Performance Environments (HiPE) Laboratory at the University of Oregon

You can download a list of Oregon BEST investments made in each of these shared-user facilities at this link.

The Oregon BEST Sustainable Built Environment Research Consortium is a regional group of member firms, organizations, and researchers collaborating on applied research, development, and commercialization of sustainable technologies and services for the sustainable built environment.

Read our brochure, Oregon: Leading the Nation in Sustainable Built Environment Innovation.

NOTE: For a list of university developed technologies currently available for commercialization, visit ICOregon.net.