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.
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Program Overview
Learn about the Building Technologies Program.
Summary
- Buildings Technology Program Overview (PDF 324 KB)
Structure and Key Contacts
Program News
Key Program Overview Documents
- Program Fact Sheet (PDF 331 KB)
- Technology Commercialization Showcase 2008 Presentation (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Program Overview (PDF 731 KB)
- Building America Overview (PDF 482 KB)
- Builders Challenge Overview (PDF 1.9 MB)
- Net-Zero Energy Commercial Buildings press release (PDF 73 KB)
- Building Energy Codes Overview (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Building Energy Codes Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report (PDF 1.9 MB)
- Solid-State Lighting Multi-Year Program Plan FY09-FY15 (PDF 3.3 MB)
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) (PDF 3.1 MB)
- P.L. 110-140, "Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007" (2007) (PDF 932 KB)
Program Plans
Discover the plans, budgets, and analyses that set the direction of program priorities and activities.
Summary
- Building Technologies Program Planning (PDF 362 KB)
Strategic Plans
- Residential Integration, Commercial Integration, and Emerging Technologies Research and Development (PDF 1.4 MB)
- Equipment Standards and Analysis (PDF 76 KB)
- Technology Validation and Market Introduction (PDF 925 KB)
- Operational Plan for DOE Solid-State Lighting Research and Development, January 2008 (PDF 552 KB)
- U. S. Life Cycle Inventory Database Roadmap (PDF 1.3 MB)
Multiyear Program Plans
- Building Technologies Program (BTP) Multi-Year Program Plan
- Solid-State Lighting Multi-Year Program Plan FY09-FY15 (PDF 3.3 MB)
Program Budgets
- FY2010 Budget-in-Brief
- FY2010 Building Technologies Program Congressional Budget Request (PDF 390 KB)
- 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 (PDF 3.7 MB)
- Energy Efficiency Trends in Residential and Commercial Buildings (PDF 3.0 MB)
- Federal R&D Agenda for Net-Zero Energy, High-Performance Green Buildings, October 2008 (PDF 2.8 MB)
- 2009 Project Portfolio: Solid-State Lighting (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities (PDF 195 KB)
Program Implementation
Find out how the program controls, implements, and adjusts its plans and manages its activities.
Summary
- Building Technologies Program Implementation (PDF 283 KB)
Systems Engineering
- Building America – Systems Engineering Approach
- Building America - Whole-House Approach Benefits Builders, Buyers, and the Environment (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Systems Engineering Saves Energy in Southwest, February 2002 (PDF 185 KB)
- 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 (PDF 931 KB)
- Assessment of the Technical Potential for Achieving Zero-Energy Commercial Buildings (PDF 685 KB)
- Building America System Research Plan for Reduction of Miscellaneous Electrical Loads in Zero Energy Homes (PDF 1.0 MB)
- Technical Approach for the Development of DOE Building America Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages (PDF 1.9 MB)
Deployment and Diffusion
- Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative Alliances and Partnerships
- Builders Challenge based on Building America research (PDF 1.9 MB)
- ENERGY STAR®
- EnergySmart Schools
- EnergySmart Hospitals
- Solar Decathlon
- Utility Solar Water Heating Initiative
- 5-Year Solid-State Lighting Commercialization Support Plan FY09 through FY13, May 2009 (PDF 278 KB)
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 (PDF 502 KB)
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
- Building Technologies Program Results (PDF 285 KB)
Case Studies
- Building America Case Studies
- High-Performance Buildings Research Case Studies
- EnergySmart Schools Case Studies
Intellectual Property
- Solid-State Lighting Patents Submitted as a Result of DOE-Funded Projects, January 2008 (PDF 151 KB)
External Recognition
- Dynamic Insulation – Fire-Resistive Phase Change Material Wins R&D 100 Award
- EnergyPlus Awards
- Solid-State Lighting — Cantilever Epitaxy Process Wins R&D 100 Award
- DOE's Operation Change Out: The Military Challenge Poster Receives High Honors