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The Building Technologies Office Digest provides a roundup of the latest news, funding opportunities, reports, events, and webinars from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Building Technologies Office (BTO). Click the links below to learn more.
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WATCH SECRETARY GRANHOLM ANNOUNCE L-PRIZE WINNERS
Secretary Granholm announced the winners for the $12.2 million Lighting Prize at BTO's annual Solid-State Lighting Workshop. Watch the Secretary's statements and learn more about the winners. The L-Prize is an American-Made Challenge that seeks to stimulate transformational ideas that will propel the next generation of lighting solutions.
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DOE'S COLD CLIMATE HEAT PUMP CHALLENGE CONTINUES ITS EXPANSION NATIONALLY
DOE's Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge, which Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary Granholm launched in November, continues to partner with new manufacturers, state agencies, and utilities. See the growing list of partners here.
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NEWS FROM BTO
SOLAR DECATHLON
Solar Decathlon will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year at the Earth-Day weekend event! Watch this special retrospective video to see how the collegiate competition has helped popularize renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies while training the clean energy workforce of tomorrow.
ZERO ENERGY READY HOMES
The Zero Energy Ready Home program helps builders across the country to prove that the best-performing homes are not only available, but also affordable.
JUMP INTO STEM
BTO announces the winners of JUMP into STEM's final competition. Learn more about the winners and their projects
NATIONAL LABORATORIES
National Renewable Energy Laboratory buildings researcher receives prestigious Black Engineer of the Year Award
WINDOWS
New factsheet shows how window attachments, particularly well-fitted cellular shades, are affordable options to high-efficiency window replacements to boost your home's energy performance
TECHNOLOGY TO MARKET
How EERE supports innovative clean energy entrepreneurs
CODES
BTO leads global group to advance building energy codes worldwide
HOME ENERGY SCORE
DOE's Home Energy ScoreTM is recognized for its technology transfer achievements
TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION FUND
DOE releases 2022 Technology Commercialization Fund Solicitation
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE
2021 Thermal Energy Storage Systems for Buildings Workshop Report outlines priorities and pathways to widespread deployment of thermal energy storage in buildings
DIRECT CURRENT PODCAST
Direct Current’s “People Powered” podcast series plugs BTO’s Green Buildings Career Map while interviewing Gaby Ibarra, a building energy analyst for BlocPower in New York City who replaces heating and cooling systems in old buildings with healthier, more efficient electric heat pumps
PEOPLE POWERED BLOG
DOE’s People Powered blog highlights why DOE focuses on improve building energy efficiency
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