Press Releases

DOE’s Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program in EERE’s Building Technologies Office (BTO) has released Version 2 of its national program requirements for single-family homes (ZERH V2).

As much of the country hunkers down for a cold winter, we recall a warmer time from this past August when buildings experts and thought leaders convened at the ACEEE’s biennial Summer Study on Energy Efficient Buildings.

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office (BTO) announced its Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) – 2022/23 funding opportunity announcement (FOA).

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized Better Buildings Challenge partner City of Chattanooga, Tennessee for energy efficiency leadership across more than 200 of its municipal facilities.

Applications Open for K-12 Public Schools to Apply for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Energy Improvements, Lowering Utility Costs and Fostering Healthier Learning Environments for Students

DOE Pilot Program Will Help Make Nonprofit Buildings More Efficient, Saving Organizations Money to Reinvest in Mission-Driven Work

124 teams from 97 collegiate institutions are working to make buildings more efficient by participating in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® 2023 Design Challenge.

Recently, the ENERGY STAR® program released its final specification (Version 7.0) for residential windows, doors, and skylights that establish higher energy-efficiency benchmarks for products to earn EPA’s coveted ENERGY STAR certification.

First-ever Berkeley Lab study finds relationship between Home Energy Score, sale price, and mortgage repayment in cities with Home Energy Score listing policies.

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced its intent to issue a FOA called “Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) - 2022.”