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Welcome to Uptake: The CBI Blog. Here you'll find news from the Energy Department's Commercial Buildings Integration (CBI) program and partners.

April 25, 2016

April 11, 2016

CBI’s Unwavering Commitment to Continuous Improvement

CBI, along with our four other sister programs in BTO, hosted one of our most important events of the year: the peer review.

April 8, 2016

Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away …

Or, well maybe not that long ago and a little closer to home ... two federal programs with building sustainability and efficiency goals in mind ...

March 23, 2016

Success of the Interior Lighting Campaign

The Better Buildings Initiative (BB), works with a variety of market sectors to develop innovative solutions with the ultimate goal of decreasing e...

March 4, 2016

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Top Better Buildings Beat Articles for February

You want a rundown of the Better Buildings Beat blog’s commercial specific posts, and we’ve got them. Check out February’s list of Beat artic...

February 19, 2016

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A Good Sign for the Building Energy Modeling Industry

If you are a BEM professional, know a BEM professional, or even follow one on LinkedIn or Twitter, you’ve probably heard the news.

February 18, 2016

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ANSI Approval of Better Buildings Workforce Schemes

NIBS and DOE have collaborated with industry stakeholders to develop voluntary guidelines to improve commercial building workforce credentials.

February 16, 2016

What is the #1 Way to Save Money on Your Rooftop Unit? Fix it BEFORE it Breaks

It’s a common challenge in the deferred maintenance world of commercial buildings: rooftop units (RTUs) over 15 years old often provide reduced s...

February 10, 2016

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BTO Publishes Two Important Building Energy Modeling Documents

This week, BTO published two important and related documents regarding its Building Energy Modeling (BEM) program.

January 29, 2016

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Cities and Businesses Commit to Unlocking Access to Energy Data for Building Owners and Improving Energy Efficiency

The White House today announced several updates to the Energy Department’s Better Buildings Initiative.