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Building Technologies Office Projects Map
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Learn more about our projects throughout the U.S. with this map and detailed table.
Buildings Funding Opportunities
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Here you can find a list of both active and past DOE Building Technologies Office funding opportunities.
Resource Center
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The Resource Center includes links to documents and solution centers that guide the program management process and illustrate results and benefits.
Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings
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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.
News
ABC 101 Blog Series: Part 1, A New Take on New Construction
This is the first article in a new web series on one of the Building Technologies Office’s new initiatives: Advanced Building Construction.
August 15, 2019
JUMP into STEM Launches Competition on August 12
DOE’s online building energy-efficiency competition kicks off the 2019–2020 season with three concurrent challenges from Aug. 12 - Nov. 15.
August 12, 2019
Georgia Power Unveils Atlanta's First Smart Neighborhood
DOE recently helped unveil a new community of 46 smart townhomes in Atlanta.
August 1, 2019
Building Technologies Office Announces Five Phase 2 Release 2 Small Business Innovation Research Awardees
American small businesses received a near-$44 million boost from EERE's SBIR program.
July 31, 2019
EERE Helps American Small Businesses with $43.6 Million for Phase II Innovation Projects
American small businesses received a near-$44 million boost from the Energy Department's EERE Small Business Innovation Research program.
July 22, 2019
Four Buildings Projects Part of $24 Million in DOE Funding for Development and Commercial Deployment of Promising Energy Technologies
DOE announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions Technology Commercialization Fund.
June 26, 2019
New Advanced Energy Design Guide Published for High Performance Offices
ASHRAE has released the "Advanced Energy Design Guide (AEDG) for Small to Medium Office Buildings: Achieving Zero Energy."
June 25, 2019
Women @ Energy - Q&A with BTO’s Dr. Karma Sawyer
Dr. Karma Sawyer, program manager of the Emerging Technologies program, discusses her career and her work at DOE.
June 13, 2019
The Energy Department’s Small Business Innovation Research Program Announces 12 New Buildings-Focused Projects for FY19
American small businesses received a $22 million boost from EERE's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
June 12, 2019
Buildings and the Grid 101: How Much Does Timing Matter?
Understanding when efficiency occurs, and its value at those times, is a central component of BTO’s efforts.
May 21, 2019
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