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

Inventions and Innovation

Building Technologies Program

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Commercial Successes

D'MAND® Hot Water Waste Prevention System

Advanced Conservation Technology - ACT, Inc./Metlund Systems

Fact Sheet (PDF 149 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 361 KB)

 
   

Method of Constructing Insulated Homes

Amhome USA, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 130 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 353 KB)

 
   

Electronic Starter Device for Fluorescent Lamps

Beacon Light Products, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 96 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 359 KB)

 
   

Guide for Window Grouting Device

Bi-Glass Systems

Fact Sheet (PDF 96 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 354 KB)

 
   

SOLARWALL© Air Preheating System

Conserval Systems, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 136 KB)

 
   

The Energy Saver Gas-Broiler Control

Custom Electronics, Inc

   

Nightsky - A New Roofing Technology

Davis Energy Group, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 122 KB)

 
   

Torsional Cylindrical Impulse Shear Soil Test for Earthquake Design

Dynamic In Situ Geotechnical Testing, Inc.

I&I Impacts (PDF 354 KB)

 
   

Composting Toilet and Greywater Treatment System

Equaris Corporation (AlasCan, Inc.)

   

High-Efficiency Dehumidifier

Heat Pipe Technology, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 90 KB)

 
   

Refrigerator with Pan Chiller System

KaiRaki, Inc.

   

Improved Poured Concrete Wall Forming System

Lite-Form International

Fact Sheet (PDF 91 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 355 KB)

 
   

System for Reducing Heat Losses from Indoor Swimming Pools by Use of Automatic Covers

Lof Energy Systems, Inc.

   

Restaurant Exhaust Ventilation Modulator

Melink Corporation

I&I Impacts (PDF 355 KB)

 
   

PowerRim™ High Wattage Energy Saving Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) Adaptor for Recessed Downlights

PowerLux® Corporation

Fact Sheet (PDF 89 KB)

 
   

Selective Zone Isolation for HVAC Systems

RetroZone, Inc. (Enerzone Systems Corp.)

Fact Sheet (PDF 106 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 362 KB)

 
   

RR-1 Insulating Screw Cap

Romine Co.

Fact Sheet (PDF 90 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 354 KB)

 
   

High Speed, Permanent Magnet Motor Testing for the AC Market

SatCon Technology Corporation

Fact Sheet (PDF 161 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 219 KB)

 
   

The Solar SKYLITE Water Heater

SolarRoofs.com (American Solar Network, Ltd.)

Fact Sheet (PDF 163 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 355 KB)

 
   

Direct Source-to-Object Radiant Heating Panels

Solid State Heating Corporation - SSHC, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 127 KB)

 
   

Insulation Containment Apparatus - The Ultimate 'R'

The Ultimate R

Fact Sheet (PDF 88 KB)

 
   

Aluminum Roofing System

Transmet Corporation

Fact Sheet (PDF 187 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 402 KB)

 
   

Wallace Energy Systems Solar Assisted
Heat Pump Water Heater

Wallace Energy Systems

Fact Sheet (PDF 351 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 349 KB)

 
   

Waste Fluid Heat Recovery System

WaterFilm Energy, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 282 KB)

 
   

Portable Wastewater Flow Metering Device

Yellowstone Environmental Science

Fact Sheet (PDF 89 KB)

 
   

Ultraflo Automated Plumbing System

Ultraflo Corporation

I&I Impacts (PDF 418 KB)

 
   

Emerging Technologies

Electronic High Pressure Sodium Ballast

Ballastronic, Inc. (LCB Corporation)

Fact Sheet (PDF 41 KB)

 
   

Variable Speed, High Efficiency, Integrated Electronic Motor for Residential HVAC Systems

DynaMotors Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 85 KB)

 

Annual Report (PDF 24 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 31 KB)

 
   

Ice Bear™- Thermal Energy Storage for the Small Packaged Terminal Air Conditioning Unit

Ice Energy, LLC (Powell Energy Products, Inc.)

Fact Sheet (PDF 41 KB)

 
   

GibBAR-Wall System

Industrial Foam Products, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 41 KB)

 
   

Inner Roof Solar System

Inner Solar Roof Systems, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 42 KB)

 
   

Simple Control for Single-Phase AC Induction Motors in HVAC&R Systems

Opto Generic Devices, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 397 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 60 KB)

 
   

Cromer Cycle Air Conditioner

Solar Engineering Co.

Fact Sheet (PDF 970 KB)

 

I&I Impacts (PDF 31 KB)

 
   

Open Projects

High-Efficiency Variable Dehumidification for Air Conditioners

Advantek Consulting, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 40 KB)

 
   

High Efficiency Liquid-Desiccant Regenerator

AIL Research

Fact Sheet (PDF 40 KB)

 

Annual Report (PDF 28 KB)

 
   

Electrochromic Devices Deposited on Low-Temperature Plastics by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition

CMD Research

Fact Sheet (PDF 43 KB)

 
   

Carbon Dioxide Nanoelectric Sensors

Nanomix, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 40 KB)

 

Annual Report (PDF 17 KB)

 
   

High Energy Efficiency Air Conditioning

Nimitz, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 90 KB)

 

Annual Report (PDF 27 KB)

 
   

A Sunlight Responsive Thermochromic Window System

Pleotint

Fact Sheet (PDF 46 KB)

 
   

Electrochromic Windows: Advanced Processing Technology

SAGE Electrchromics, Inc.

Fact Sheet (PDF 40 KB)

 
   

Continuing R&D

Phosphors for Use in High-Efficiency Lighting and Displays

Brilliant Technologies

Fact Sheet (PDF 232 KB)

 
   

Electrochromatic Window Film

Chameleon Optics, Inc.

   

Liquid Leak Detection System

Check-A-Leak

   

Energy-Efficient Production and Utilization of Lightweight Structural Panels

Genesis Laboratories, Inc.

   

Multi-pliance

Mullen, Charles F.

   

Innovative, Energy-Efficient Dryer

Research Triangle Institute