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Numerous barriers persist to widespread uptake and implementation of smart building technologies.

To help city staff and program administrators manage energy data, IIMT recently released the Putting Data to Work toolkit.

HVAC, water heating, and other appliances represent more than half of the total energy used in U.S. residential and commercial buildings.

BTO recently released a retrospective benefit-cost analysis that quantifies the impact of Building America activities in the new residential market.

Zero energy buildings are defined by the Building Technologies Office (BTO) as extremely energy-efficient buildings.

It's no surprise that aging properties are in desperate need of improvements given that nearly 60% of multifamily buildings were built before 1980.

Paying for energy projects is a persistent barrier especially in the retail sector. Learn what The Home Depot did.

Manufacturers can now independently and accurately certify the energy efficient attributes of their products, thanks to an exciting new program.

The Interior Lighting Campaign is accepting applications for its 2018 recognition cycle.

There was a whole lot of connecting going on at DOE’s 15th annual Solid-State Lighting R&D Workshop, which was held in Nashville January 29 – 31.

The Smart Energy Analytics Campaign is accepting applications for its spring 2018 recognition cycle.

The intersection of occupant comfort, productivity, and energy reduction is no secret.

There are a variety of challenges that energy projects face in the path to implementation, not the least of which is navigating the approvals process.

While winter weather can bring magnificent snowy views, it isn’t always a pretty picture for your heating bill.

Today's lighting technology quickly pays for itself by cutting energy costs up to 70% and can potentially eliminate up to 90% of maintenance costs.

The emergence of SSL technology quickly challenged longstanding performance metrics used for assessing color quality.

DOE announced the winners of the 2018 Student Poster Competition at the 15th annual DOE SSL R&D Workshop, held January 29-31 in Nashville, Tennessee.

DOE has released the results of an exploratory study investigating energy losses in Ethernet cables used between Power over Ethernet (PoE) switches...

The Building America Solution Center celebrates its fifth anniversary.

The Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings was recently released to support schools in their zero energy performance goals.

DOE has just released a report that examines the energy-saving potential of LED lighting in horticultural applications.

The Next Generation Lighting Systems (NGLS) indoor competition 2, which focuses on LED troffer conversion (retrofit) kits with...

A free tool to benchmark a building’s energy use…and save money? That's the result of a partnership between Lucid Design Group and LBNL

The awards will reflect the campaign’s new focus by including categories for intelligent controls and automated fault detection and diagnostics.

We live in an exciting time for energy efficiency and for technological innovation.