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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - United Technologies Corp. has launched a partnership with a Chinese university to research ways to design and outfit environmentally friendly buildings.The East Hartford-based United Technologies Research Center and Tsinghua University in Beijing are participating in the five-year, $5 million project.Researchers at the industrial conglomerate say it's well-qualified to research building design because several subsidiaries -- Otis elevator, UTC Fire & Security and heating and ventilating manufacturer Carrier -- have a stake in building design and construction.Tsinghua University will bring to the partnership its research into building sciences, network systems and public safety, said J. Michael McQuade, senior vice president for science and technology at United Technologies.Research will include ways to establish better use of energy with advanced heating and cooling and other improvements. Success could lead to construction of buildings that generate as much or more energy than used in heating, lighting and other applications, United Technologies said.The research is expected to begin producing results next year, but 'when it shows up in products is a little too early to tell,' McQuade said.'We hope to be working on projects that do not go on forever,' he said.United Technologies is already involved in the issue. In a deal signed last year with China's ministry of construction, United Technologies agreed to participate in energy conservation demonstration and pilot projects.In addition, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development last year formed an alliance of global companies including United Technologies to determine how buildings can be designed and built without energy used from power grids and not add carbon dioxide in heating, ventilation and maintenance of buildings.Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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