Program Plans, Implementation, and Results
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In partnership with the private sector, state and local governments, national laboratories, and universities, the Building Technologies Program works to improve the efficiency of buildings and the equipment, components, and systems within them. The program supports research and development (R&D) activities and provides tools, guidelines, training, and access to technical and financial resources.
Program Overview
Learn about the Building Technologies Program.
Summary
Structure and Key Contacts
Program News
Key Program Overview Documents
- Program Fact Sheet
- Program Overview
- Program Overview Briefing
- Technology Commercialization Showcase 2008 Presentation
- Building America Overview
- Builders Challenge Overview
- Building Energy Codes Overview
- Building Energy Codes Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Report
- Building Regulatory Programs Multi-Year Program Plan FY11-FY15
- Solid-State Lighting Multi-Year Program Plan FY09-FY15
Legislative and Executive Guidance
- P.L. 94-163, "Energy Policy and Conservation Act" (EPCA) (1975)
- P.L. 94-385, "Energy Conservation and Production Act" (ECPA) (1976)
- P.L. 95-91, "Department of Energy Organization Act" (1977)
- P.L. 95-618, "Energy Tax Act" (1978)
- P.L. 95-619, "National Energy Supply Policy Act" (NECPA) (1978)
- P.L. 95-620, "Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act" (1978)
- P.L. 96-294, "Energy Security Act" (1980)
- P.L. 100-12, "National Appliance Energy Supply Act" (1987)
- P.L. 100-357, "National Appliance Energy Supply Amendments" (1988)
- P.L. 100-615, "Federal Energy Management Improvement Act" (1988)
- P.L. 102-486, "Energy Policy Act" (1992)
- P.L. 109-58, "Energy Policy Act of 2005" (2005)
- P.L. 110-140, "Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007" (2007)
Program Plans
Discover the plans, budgets, and analyses that set the direction of program priorities and activities.
Summary
Strategic Plans
- Residential Integration, Commercial Integration, and Emerging Technologies Research and Development
- Equipment Standards and Analysis
- Operational Plan for DOE Solid-State Lighting Research and Development, January 2008
- U. S. Life Cycle Inventory Database Roadmap
Multiyear Program Plans
- Building Technologies Program (BTP) Multi-Year Program Plan
- Solid-State Lighting Multi-Year Program Plan FY09-FY15
Program Budgets
- FY2010 Budget-in-Brief
- FY2010 Building Technologies Program Congressional Budget Request
- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Proposed FY2010 Budget
Analysis (Risk, Benefit, Portfolio)
- Lost Opportunities in the Buildings Sector: Energy-Efficiency Analysis and Results, September 2008
- Energy Efficiency Trends in Residential and Commercial Buildings
- Federal R&D Agenda for Net-Zero Energy, High-Performance Green Buildings, October 2008
- 2009 Project Portfolio: Solid-State Lighting
- Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
Program Implementation
Find out how the program controls, implements, and adjusts its plans and manages its activities.
Summary
Systems Engineering
- Building America – Systems Engineering Approach
- Building America - Whole-House Approach Benefits Builders, Buyers, and the Environment
- Systems Engineering Saves Energy in Southwest, February 2002
- Whole Building Design for Commercial Buildings
Technology Evaluations
- Building America Best Practices Series
- Solid-State Lighting Technical Reports
- Assessment of the Energy Impacts of Outside Air in the Commercial Sector
- Assessment of the Technical Potential for Achieving Zero-Energy Commercial Buildings
- Building America System Research Plan for Reduction of Miscellaneous Electrical Loads in Zero Energy Homes
- Technical Approach for the Development of DOE Building America Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages
Deployment and Diffusion
- Commercial Building Initiative Alliances and Partnerships
- Builders Challenge based on Building America research
- ENERGY STAR®
- EnergySmart Schools
- Solar Decathlon
- Utility Solar Water Heating Initiative
- 5-Year Solid-State Lighting Commercialization Support Plan FY09 through FY13, May 2009
Codes, Standards, and Regulations
- Building Energy Codes
- Appliances and Commercial Equipment Standards
- Standards Development for Solid-State Lighting
Education and Workforce Development
- Building Energy Codes Training/Education
- Commercial Building Energy Alliances Resources
- Building America Best Practices Series
- EnergySmart Schools web-based training
- Solid-State Lighting — Using Light-Emitting Diodes
- Solid-State Lighting Webcasts
Competitive Solicitations and Grant Process
- Building solicitations and tax incentives for consumers and businesses
- Funding Opportunities for Solid-State Lighting
In-Progress Peer Reviews and Process Assessments
- Appliances and Commercial Equipment Standards Peer Review
- Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking — Peer Review Report, February 2007
Internal Controls, Project Tracking, and Progress Reports
- Building Energy Codes - Enhancing Energy Efficiency Nationwide - Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report
- Strategies and Results of the DOE Building Technologies Program (coming soon)
Program Results
Learn about the technological, commercial, and other outputs and outcomes that result from the public funds appropriated to the program and managed by it.
Summary
Research & Development
Case Studies
- Building America Case Studies
- High-Performance Buildings Research Case Studies
- EnergySmart Schools Case Studies