Welcome to Uptake: The CBI Blog. Here you'll find news from the Energy Department's Commercial Buildings Integration (CBI) program and partners.
January 11, 2018
Advanced Rooftop Unit (RTU) Campaign Awards – 2018 Applications Open!
The awards will reflect the campaign’s new focus by including categories for intelligent controls and automated fault detection and diagnostics.
December 14, 2017
Opportunity in Local Resiliency Efforts
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.
December 11, 2017
Hear Ye, Hear Ye – The Advanced RTU Campaign has a New Focus on Intelligent Controls and Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics
The focus of the RTU Campaign has been encouraging high-efficiency RTU improvements in commercial buildings through the replacement of old RTUs.
December 4, 2017
New Research to Bolster the Business Case for Energy Efficient Buildings
Advocates for the development of high-performing, energy efficient buildings understand the hurdles that come along with proving the business case.
November 3, 2017
Making the Business Case for High-Performance Buildings
The Institute for Market Transformation has created The Business Case for High-Performance Building, a course for real estate brokerage professionals.
October 26, 2017
Green Lease Leaders Releases Program Enhancements
Commercial buildings consume approximately 20 percent of all energy in the U.S. with tenants occupying 50 percent of commercial building space.
October 23, 2017
LEEP Campaign Participants Awarded for Significant Energy and Cost Savings in Commercial Sector
The energy used for lighting parking facilities is equal to the annual energy use of more than 10 million homes!
October 13, 2017
Smart Energy Analytics Campaign Recognizes Exemplary Participants
In an age where advanced buildings stream a wide range of actionable data through tools like building automation systems and...
September 15, 2017
2017 Better Buildings Summit Top Presentations: #3 Beyond Widgets - Racking Up Savings from Systems Approaches to Building Performance
How can we use energy savings measures, big data from buildings and strategic investment planning to capture 20-30% more building energy savings?
September 13, 2017
Two ASHRAE Certification Programs Receive DOE Recognition
Two ASHRAE certification programs, the Building Commissioning Professional (BCxP) and the Building Energy Assessment Professional (BEAP), recently rec