Building Technologies Office

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We’re conducting Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings research to help bring connectedness and the related energy savings across the buildings sector.

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Advanced Building Construction Initiative

The ABC Initiative integrates energy-efficiency solutions into highly productive U.S. construction practices for new buildings and retrofits.

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Technology-to-Market

T2M activities accelerate innovative R&D concepts to become commercially viable and available products.

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Buildings Funding Opportunities

Here you can find a list of both active and past DOE Building Technologies Office funding opportunities.

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Building Technologies Office Projects Map

Learn more about our projects throughout the U.S. with this map and detailed table.

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Resource Center

The Resource Center includes links to documents and solution centers that guide the program management process and illustrate results and benefits.

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BTO's Program Areas

Emerging Technologies

Residential Buildings Integration

Commercial Buildings Integration

Appliance and Equipment Standards Program

Building Energy Codes Program

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Green Buildings Career Map Offers Glimpse of Promising Energy-Efficiency Careers

May 6, 2021

A new recruiting tool funded by the Building Technologies Office offers job seekers hundreds of options to obtain and advance careers in the green-buildings industry.

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Achieving Better Measurement of Discomfort from Glare

April 22, 2021

The prevalence of LED lighting has brought greater attention to the issue of discomfort produced by glare. At what luminance does glare become intolerable? The answer has varied from one study to another.

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BTO Announces $8.5 Million Laboratory CRADA Call

April 15, 2021

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Building Technologies Office (BTO) is proud to leverage the expertise of its national laboratories to accelerate the development of emerging building technologies and address barriers to their...

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Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Partners Recognized for Helping Homeowners Save More than $35 Million in Annual Energy Costs

April 13, 2021

Each year, the ENERGY STAR® program honors a group of businesses and organizations for outstanding contributions to environmental protection through energy efficiency.

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