Buildings and Homes Success Stories

March 13, 2019

EERE Success Story—Making Precast Concrete Façades with 3D-Printed Molds

With BTO and AMO funding, ORNL developed the technology to manufacture the precast concrete panels that make up the façade of the Domino Sugar Site A

September 26, 2018

EERE Success Story—South Carolina Facilitates Energy Efficiency Financing for Public Buildings Reducing Costs to Taxpayers

With the help of a DOE State Energy Program competitive award, the South Carolina Energy Office created the Palmetto Energy Efficiency Retrofits.

July 3, 2018

EERE Success Story—Low-Cost, High Yield with Automated Building Monitoring in Alaska

Since 2013, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation has used a portion of its SEP formula funds to develop a building monitoring project – BMON.

June 5, 2018

EERE Success Story—Idaho Leads by Example by Reducing Energy in Rural Communities

OEMR utilized Petroleum Violation Escrow funds under the authorization of the Energy Department’s State Energy Program.

November 1, 2017

EERE Success Story—Using Advanced Modeling Tools to Make More Efficient Fans

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

September 13, 2017

EERE Success Story—Driving Innovation in the Commercial Building Sector

Energy Department’s Commercial Buildings Integration (CBI) program leads research and development efforts to accelerate innovation in the energy s

July 20, 2017

EERE Success Story—3 Ways Hawaii is Becoming More Energy Efficient

Hawaii is making significant progress on energy efficiency. By 2030, the Aloha State wants to decrease its electricity consumption statewide by 30%.

April 19, 2017

Low-E windows – featuring an energy-saving technology developed in partnership with Berkeley Lab – are now found in 80% of windows sold each year to homes and 50% of sales to commercial buildings in the United States.

EERE Success Story—Energy-Efficient Windows are Saving Americans Billions of Dollars

For the past 40 years, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) has been partnered with the window industry to help save American consumers money in e...

December 22, 2016

EERE Success Story—Sowing the Seeds for Improved Home Energy Efficiency in Florida

A common obstacle to accelerating American investment in home energy efficiency is the up-front cost of home energy upgrades and other sustainable ...

December 13, 2016

Photo Courtesy | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

EERE Success Story—Aeroseal and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Develop Technology to Find and Fill Building Energy Leaks

Many residential and commercial buildings leak air like sieves, wasting up to 40% of their heating and cooling energy. The primary reason for this...

December 6, 2016

EERE Success Story—L Prize™ Competition Drives LED Lighting Innovation, Energy Savings

As light-emitting diode (LED) performance continues to improve and prices continue to drop, adoption continues to increase. According to the latest...

December 5, 2016

EERE Success Story—Energy Department Toolkits Help Businesses Save Money from Energy Efficiency Upgrades

The toolkit integrates new and existing technical tools that give small and medium commercial buildings the ability to analyze and evaluate...

November 17, 2016

LED patient room lighting system. Photo Courtesy|Philips Lighting Research North America

EERE Success Story—Tunable LED Patient-Room Lighting Offers Energy Efficiency and More

Healthcare accounts for 9% of the energy used in U.S. commercial buildings, and lighting represents the largest electricity use in all of...

September 20, 2016

Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL's) Brian Fricke tests Hillphoenix's Advansor Refrigeration System in ORNL's state-of-the-art Building Technologies Research & Integration Center (BTRIC) user facility; Photo Credit: Oak Ridge National Lab

EERE Success Story—New Advanced Refrigeration Technology Provides Clean Energy, Low Utility Bills for Supermarkets

August 4, 2016

BEMOSS deployment in Equipment Bureau building in Arlington, VA, for control of lighting circuits. Photo Courtesy: BEMOSS team, Virginia Tech

EERE Success Story—Software Platform Offers Underserved Smaller Buildings Sector an Innovative Solution for Cutting Energy Costs and Waste

For the past two years, a team of professors and graduate students at Virginia Tech, in close consultation with industry, have been developing BEMO...

July 21, 2016

EERE Success Story—LED Lighting in the Classroom for Energy Efficiency and Enhanced Learning

Energy costs are a large operational expense for schools and universities – comprising the second-largest such expense for school districts, after...

July 13, 2016

EERE Success Story—Improving the Efficiency and Lowering the Cost of LED Lighting

June 7, 2016

QM Power discusses the company's new refrigeration motor with a supermarket. (Source: QM Power)

EERE Success Story—Revolutionary Refrigeration Motor Slashes Supermarket Energy Usage

Thanks to a DOE Building Technologies Office funding award, QM Power is demonstrating its technology, called the Q-Sync fan motor, in supermarkets ...

June 1, 2016

EERE Success Story—Dow Partners with ORNL to Commercialize Advanced Energy-Saving Sealant for Buildings

Dow Partners with ORNL to Commercialize Advanced Energy-Saving Sealant for Buildings

May 4, 2016