Press Releases

JUMP into STEM is back with three new challenges and more opportunities for university students interested in building science. BTO’s annual competition kicks off its sixth year.

DOE announced $72 million in funding for small businesses to pursue energy research, development, and demonstration projects, nearly 300 projects across 44 states.

DOE’s Efficient and Healthy Schools Campaign celebrated the achievements of 17 K-12 schools and districts that implemented exemplary projects to improve the energy and environmental performance of their school’s facilities.

Ball State University, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and The Cooper Union Named 2023 Build and Design Challenge Winners

DOE research demonstrates that window attachments like insulating cellular window shades are affordable options to save significant amounts of energy in buildings, make them more comfortable, and improve their resiliency amid disruptions.

Announcing the zero energy houses that are open for public tours as part of the Solar Decathlon Build Challenge.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Will Support Energy and Water Conservation Measures to Reduce Emissions From Government Facilities

Fifty-seven teams from 63 collegiate institutions have earned a spot in the final stage of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® 2023 Design Challenge.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lauds office in Westminster, Colorado, for meeting energy-efficient design criteria.

Ten students on teams from four universities were awarded top honors at the annual JUMP into STEM final competition hosted live at NREL on January 26-27, 2023.