Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009077

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $20,000,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the City of Chicago Department of Environment. The grant supports the collaborative development of a Chicago Building Performance Standard that will require the city's largest commercial and multifamily residential buildings to meet achievable energy targets. The project aims to...

This $2,800,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance" program (CFDA 81.117) aims to advance equitable energy codes and policy in Illinois and build a diverse workforce. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing a roadmap to frame the Climate...

The City of Evanston was awarded a $10,471,400 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to establish and implement a Building Performance Standard (BPS) Ordinance. The key goals of this project are to: 1) Develop and adopt the Healthy Buildings Ordinance, which will set energy efficiency and emissions standards for Evanston's largest buildings...

This $2 million Project Grant from the Department of Energy through the Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons program (CFDA 81.042) will fund Elevate Energy to deliver a comprehensive weatherization and electrification program for low-income multifamily housing in Cook County, Illinois and Dane County, Wisconsin from March 2023 through February 2026. Elevate Energy will partner with sub-awardees Project Home Inc. and the Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County...

The Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) was awarded a $812,429 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) on October 1, 2023. The award will support CEE's research and development of innovative aerosol sealing techniques for occupied residential buildings to improve energy efficiency. Key activities include assessing the feasibility of air source heat...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) will provide $4,692,212 to assist states in adopting enhancements to the residential chapter of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The key objectives include: (1) developing three sets of IECC...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $4,097,938 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA), a non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois. The goal of this "FURTHR" project is to improve energy efficiency building practices and increase adoption of energy...

This $9,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) aims to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from commercial and multifamily buildings in the City of Milwaukee. The key objectives are to: 1) Implement a building performance benchmarking program and develop a building performance standard (BPS)...

This $275,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support Community Energy Labs Inc.'s development of an advanced building management system using model predictive control and machine learning techniques. The system aims to automate complex aspects of energy-efficient building control to simplify setup and implementation for small to mid-sized commercial building owners. By reducing costs and complexity, the technology...

Impact Community Action in Columbus, Ohio will receive $2 million from the Department of Energy under the Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons federal grant program to conduct deep energy retrofits for 60 historic homes in the American Addition neighborhood. The project aims to ensure the highest energy efficiency standards through weatherization and electrification preparations to ready the homes for on-site renewable energy installation. The three-year project grant beginning March...