The Building, Energy and Environment Group (BEE Group) is an autonomous department of the International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) involving over 20 researchers (Physics, Engineering, ICT, Environmental Science and Statistics specialists). It was founded in 2001 and has two main offices, one at the GAIA building of the UPC Campus in Terrassa and the other in the CREA building at the University of Lleida.

BEE Group meets the challenge of employing our knowledge and experience to help users to get the best possible use out of the energy that they consume.

The group collaborates with leading research centers and build bridges between companies, users and researchers.

Energy is essential in our lives and we care about it:

• Real energy use in buildings: We have over ten years’ experience in the development and application of energy simulation, energy management practices, web services and monitoring devices in real buildings.
• Customers’ empowerment: Improving the quality of information provision to empower citizens to participate more actively in their energy expenses.
• Smart urban environments: Working with local authorities in projects that aim to integrate software tools, databases and systems in integral decision making platforms.
• Energy positive living: Working actively to raise the awareness of the trend towards near zero and energy positive buildings; towards the time in the near future when buildings will produce as much or more energy than they consume.
• Small and medium scale bio digesters: More than 2.000 bio digesters have been installed in Bolivia. One research laboratory and training courses have been set up. A member of our team, living in Bolivia, is actively involved in the development and implementation of the technology, and is a recognised expert in the field with numerous peer reviewed publications on the subject.