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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.

A group of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) scientists recently made a significant breakthrough in solar window efficiency.

It’s the last days of holiday shopping, and everyone is noticing all of the Internet-connected products out there.

Looking back at all of the progress we’ve made in 2017 is certainly cause for celebration.

The Home Energy Score program is celebrating a milestone this month: over 500 individuals are qualified to offer the Score.

FloorspaceJS is new open-source 2D floor-plan editor. It will initially complement the OpenStudio SketchUp plug-in and eventually replace it.

Cities across the U.S. are working to slash energy waste, save money for citizens, and improve the overall quality of life in their communities.

DOE recognized two Seattle-area Better Buildings Challenge partners, King County and Shari's Café & Pies, for their energy-efficient upgrades.

The focus of the RTU Campaign has been encouraging high-efficiency RTU improvements in commercial buildings through the replacement of old RTUs.

Of more than 250 interns that climbed to new heights at NREL over summer 2017, Jamie Santos was “one of the stars,” according to her NREL mentor.

The Phase I Release 2 FOA will provide funding for innovations that address multiple research and development programs throughout DOE.

Advocates for the development of high-performing, energy efficient buildings understand the hurdles that come along with proving the business case.

Thermochromic windows that are capable of converting sunlight to electricity at a high efficiency have been developed by scientists at NREL.

DOE has 17 national laboratories that are widely acknowledged to be cornerstones to scientific and engineering excellence worldwide.

Air-source heat pumps are now capable of delivering heating even in cold regions such as New England and the upper Midwest.

The Institute for Market Transformation has created The Business Case for High-Performance Building, a course for real estate brokerage professionals.

The Energy Department’s Building Technologies Office (BTO) is researching opportunities to make homes safer and more efficient through SBIR.

The Building Technologies Office announced the winners from its latest round of JUMP technology challenges, one in building envelope design and...

Commercial buildings consume approximately 20 percent of all energy in the U.S. with tenants occupying 50 percent of commercial building space.

Startup BuildSim’s new offering brings GitHub’s project management, version control, and collaboration features to building energy simulation.

The energy used for lighting parking facilities is equal to the annual energy use of more than 10 million homes!

Buildings are becoming more responsive and dispatchable, reacting to grid needs while also helping American businesses and families to save energy.