Founded in 1707, the Czech Technical University – CVUT is one of the oldest and largest technical universities in Europe – approx. 18,000 students at eight engineering faculties. The University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB) was founded in 2012 as an independent research institute within CVUT. UCEEB brings together researchers from 4 founding faculties (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering). UCEEB is a national centre of excellence in field of energy efficient building and focuses on implementing sustainable innovations for whole building life cycle. The main strength of the Centre is strong transfer of knowledge to practice through close cooperation with industry and municipalities. UCEEB has five research departments that include reducing energy demand in buildings, resource efficiency, advanced control systems, indoor environmental quality and sustainability in the built environment.