Welcome to Uptake: The CBI Blog. Here you'll find news from the Energy Department's Commercial Buildings Integration (CBI) program and partners.
October 26, 2015
To the Cloud! Apidae Helps Modelers Turn Information into Knowledge
One of the companies leveraging cloud economics is BUILDlab, an Ithaca-based startup that produces Apidae: a suite of EnergyPlus simulation service...
October 15, 2015
BEDES: Creating A Common Data Language for Building Energy Performance
DOE and LBNL developed the Building Energy Data Exchange Specification, or BEDES, to for building performance data.
October 5, 2015
Springboarding Building Energy Savings in India and the U.S.
CBERD is a five-year virtual R&D center with more than 30 institutional and industry partners from both nations.
September 30, 2015
DOE Releases Updated Versions of EnergyPlus and OpenStudio
With the end of fiscal year 2015 approaching, DOE is releasing updates to its flagship building energy modeling software products, EnergyPlus and OpenStudio.
September 29, 2015
The World’s Largest 3D Printed House at EERE Industry Day
Complexity, customization and cost are three of the most prevalent barriers to technology integration in commercial buildings.
September 22, 2015
What Will Be This Year’s vA3C?
The AEC Technology Symposium and Hackathon brings together software developers that work in and around the architecture, engineering, and construct...
September 16, 2015
DOE Releases Common Definition for Zero Energy Buildings, Campuses, and Communities
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reached a significant milestone in bringing the building community together by releasing a common definition for a zero energy building, or what is also referred to as a “net zero energy” or “zero net energy.”
September 14, 2015
Association of Energy Engineers Certified Energy Manager Program Becomes First Credential Recognized under Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines
This week, the Department announced that the Association of Energy Engineers’ (AEE) Certified Energy Manager® is the first certification program to be recognized under the Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines program.
September 3, 2015
Happy Birthday Unmet Hours!
A year ago this week, a star was born. Working with IBPSA-USA, the US chapter of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, and Big Ladder Software, a Denver, CO startup, the Energy Department launched Unmet Hours, a peer-to-peer qu...
August 25, 2015
It's All About the Data: How the Building Performance Database is Informing Decisions on Energy Efficiency
Since its initial launch in the summer of 2013, the Building Performance Database (BPD) has grown to include over 800,000 records from existing res...