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DOE is now accepting grant applications for the 2019 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs.

DOE recognized Better Buildings Challenge partner, Bullitt County Public Schools, for reducing overall energy consumption by 18% from a 2013 baseline.

Grand Winners represent the top entries from each of the six award categories previously announced by DOE.

Daylighting was a niche technique 30 years ago, but thanks to work of researchers like Ward, it is a core element of many high-performance buildings.

DOE announced that Better Buildings, Better Plants Program partners have reported a savings of more than $5.3 billion in cumulative energy costs.

An estimated 200,000 devices are connected to the internet every hour across the globe. These devices rely on wireless networks.

Through the Better Communities Alliance, BTO recently partnered with Hatch to explore innovative and replicable energy solutions at seaports.

DOE recognized 19 Better Buildings Challenge partners for achieving energy productivity goals and 26 partners for setting new Challenge goals.

DOE’s Better Buildings Interior Lighting Campaign recognized 15 organizations for leading the way in upgrading interior lighting and control systems.

The U.S. Department of Energy is hosting the Energy Exchange and Better Buildings Summit in Cleveland, Ohio, from August 21-23, 2018.

The number of ways that a building can use energy is growing, meaning that the best opportunities for saving energy in buildings are always changing.

The awards recognize the nation’s leading builders who are delivering a superior homeowner experience to American homebuyers.

IMT has released reports from the project Putting Data to Work, focusing on the value that building energy data brings to the efficiency industry.

An advanced workforce is needed to design and install the technologies and solutions that can save 20-30% of energy consumption in existing buildings.

Solid-state lighting (SSL) is bringing new capabilities to lighting, in part because light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can be easily packaged together...

Better Buildings Challenge Partner, Sabey Data Centers, improved its every performance 24 percent in 10 years.

Alabama Power’s Smart Neighborhood is nearly complete, bringing together 62 high-performance, connected homes and a community microgrid.

Model building energy codes can save $126 billion in energy cost savings between 2010 and 2040 – but only if buildings are built to code.

DOE’s RTU Campaign recognized seven businesses for their leadership in energy-efficient commercial buildings.

OEMR utilized Petroleum Violation Escrow funds under the authorization of the Energy Department’s State Energy Program.

ORNL launched the JUMP into STEM initiative to advance student skills in the STEM fields and encourage early-stage research in energy efficiency.

At LIGHTFAIR International, held a few weeks ago in the Windy City, DOE’s SSL team played to standing room only crowds in our award-winning booth…

These projects are funded through DOE’s SBIR and STTR programs, which are competitively awarded based on scientific and technical merit.

DOE announced progress made by 900+ organizations that are driving energy efficiency in the U.S. economy through the Better Buildings Initiative.

Today DOE announced up to $11.5 million to support early-stage research and validation of energy performance improvements in residential buildings.