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Press ReleasesNovember 22, 2016Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Decarbonization
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November 21, 2016The returns on investment jump off the page like a 3D movie, ranging from 42% to a whopping 410%. They are the energy saving results from 10 pilot tenant space projects that are now serving as the basis for the recent launch of Urban Land Institute’s...Buildings
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November 16, 2016As a part of the Obama Administration's effort to cut energy waste in the nation's buildings and facilities, today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National League of Cities launched the Better Buildings Zero Energy Districts Accelerator to ...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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November 16, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – EM’s Richland Operations Office contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA) recently developed and launched a new training platform that shares lessons learned, company policies, procedure changes and other essential information wit...Office of Management
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November 15, 2016Beneath our feet lies a source of geothermal heat that can be tapped to provide heating and cooling to both residential and commercial buildings, manufacturing processes, greenhouses and aquaculture ponds.Geothermal Technologies Office
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November 14, 2016After previously discussing what building codes are, how they are developed, and how they are adopted, we now explore the final, and perhaps most important, stage of the building energy code cycle: compliance.Buildings
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October 31, 2016Over the last 40 years, the Energy Department's Weatherization Assistance Program has helped weatherize more than 7 million homes, helping to improve the health and safety of occupants while reducing energy bills. Another benefit of this program is jo...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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October 31, 2016PIKETON, Ohio – An alternative approach to determine how much remaining uranium is in piping and equipment should reduce time safely preparing the EM Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant’s three massive process buildings for demolition.Office of Management
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October 27, 2016The Energy Department is joining weatherization organizations across the U.S. who've used federal government funding to weatherize low-income homes in celebrating National Weatherization Day on Sunday, October 30. Forty years after the Energy Departmen...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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Press ReleasesOctober 27, 2016Rooftop Tour of Forrestal's Solar PanelsSustainability Performance Office