Welcome to Uptake: The CBI Blog. Here you'll find news from the Energy Department's Commercial Buildings Integration (CBI) program and partners.
January 12, 2016
Envision America Launches Inaugural Workshop to Help Cities Meet Sustainability Challenges
Last fall, the White House announced a “Smart Cities” initiative allocating over $160 million in federal funding to be invested in new technolo...
December 7, 2015
EnergyPlus Logo Debuts on Revit Toolbar
Autodesk’s interest in EnergyPlus has been public for some time. In 2013, the company underwrote the translation of EnergyPlus from FORTRAN.
December 2, 2015
How Do I Know if My RTUs are Efficient? When do I Replace or Retrofit Them?
Because roof top unit (RTU) air conditioners have such long useful lifetimes, building owners/managers don’t always know the best way to optimize...
November 19, 2015
Sefaira Serves A Double Helping of EnergyPlus with Collaboration on Top
One of the exciting recent entrants into the building design and analysis software marketplace is London/New York-based startup Sefaira.
November 18, 2015
Live from Greenbuild: From the Industrial Facilities Connect & Learn
The industrial industry is filled with unique and dynamic projects with substantially high process loads and resource consumption. This sector faces a different set of challenges in attaining sustainably built campuses. Owners must address compliance, ...
November 10, 2015
What’s on Your Roof? Rooftop Unit (RTU) Efficiency Advice and Guidance from the Advanced RTU Campaign
Did you know that rooftop unit (RTU) air conditioners serve cooling to ~60% of U.S. commercial building floor space?
November 9, 2015
Together with Key Allies, DOE Launches New Data Collaborative to Help Cities and States Advance Building Efficiency
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) – together with the National League of Cities (NLC), the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) – an...
November 9, 2015
Design Data Exchange Helps AIA and Member Firms Track and Improve Design Performance
A building’s architecture—its form, mass, envelope design, selection of construction materials, and layout of interior spaces—has a tremendous impact
November 3, 2015
Producing a High Impact Technology
The spectrum of commercial building efficiency technologies is large. Opportunities to save cost and energy diverge across market sectors, types, b...
October 26, 2015
SoCal Edge: Accelerating Investments in Innovative Building Technologies
Any time industry leaders and stakeholders are brought together great strides can be made toward accomplishing mutual goals. The Los Angeles Better Buildings Challenge (LABBC) provided a platform to do just that during its Third Annual Building Technol...