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U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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The Commercial Building Energy Alliances (CBEAs) have a large collection of resources designed to deliver current, relevant information about improving the energy efficiency of commercial buildings. On this page there is information about U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) conferences and meetings and tools. CBEA members may have access to additional resources. Learn more about the alliances and how to join.

You can also learn more about several CBEA activities that involve identifying, demonstrating, and deploying new energy-efficiency technologies.

CBEA Publications and Other Information

View technology specifications, supplier summit summaries, reports, and Web tools related to CBEA from the Commercial Buildings Resource Database.

Conferences & Meetings

View the highlights and presentations of past meetings and supplier summits.

CBEA meetings, conferences, and workshops bring together a diverse gathering of participants to share insights, ideas, and updates on the energy efficiency of commercial buildings. You can also attend upcoming CBEA webinars.

Tools

Here you will find information about tools that model energy use and potential energy savings for commercial buildings.

EnergyPlus Simulation Software

EnergyPlus is a building energy simulation program for modeling building heating, cooling, lighting, ventilating, and other energy flows.

OpenStudio

This software plugin integrates EnergyPlus with Google SketchUp, making building energy simulations easier.

Commercial Lighting Solutions

The first in a planned series of Commercial Technology Solutions, Commercial Lighting Solutions provides energy-savings projections for lighting in commercial buildings based on user input and selections.

Commercial Technology Solutions for daylighting, supermarket refrigeration, and packaged commercial HVAC are under development.

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