The notion of "collaboration" will increasingly guide building environmental research, and will occur in a variety of different forms—between the natural and social sciences, the technical and behavioral, between different disciplines and between public- and private-sector organizations. Given the urgency of climate change and the current limited availability of research funds, it will be increasing necessary to find new more effective ways of undertaking research and disseminating the results. We will need to created new partnerships and networks to collaborate on more holistic research that spans the technical and social/behavioral aspects of environmental building that permit a greater level of sharing responsibilities and tasks.  The notion of a network of research and coordination is seen as an emerging requirement for future building environmental research.

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