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

Building Technologies Program – DOE Challenge Home

Distinguish Yourself as an Energy Leader!

The Building Technologies Program (BTP) offers recognition to leading edge builders meeting extraordinary levels of excellence through the DOE CHALLENGE HOME program. By taking the challenge, builders gain competitive advantage in the marketplace by providing their customers with unparalleled energy savings, quality, comfort, health, durability, and much more.

Review what it takes to be a leading edge builder. DOE CHALLENGE HOME National Program Requirements offer comprehensive building science to ensure quality, comfort and savings.

Take the Challenge

Register to take the challenge and be recognized as a leading edge builder. All partners must register for the DOE CHALLENGE HOME regardless of your involvement in the DOE Builders Challenge.

Learn how to qualify homes and get technical training on the National Program Requirements.

Qualify homes to the challenge and receive recognition as a leading edge builder.

Locate a leader near you. Use the locator map to find builders and raters ready to meet the challenge.

Builders Challenge. Current Builders Challenge partners may continue to qualify homes and receive the EnergySmart Home Scale (E-Scale) for homes permitted before April 1, 2012 and completed before September 1, 2012. All information on these homes must be submitted by the rater to the Builders Challenge before November 1, 2012. Builders Challenge partners can log in to their existing account during this time.