Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009078

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...

This $2,600,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by 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 enable state and local jurisdictions to adopt and implement advanced energy codes and building performance standards. The primary objectives are to develop tools and resources that remove barriers...

This $10,000,000 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) will support efforts to ensure strong implementation and compliance with Washington's Clean Building Performance Standards (CBPS). The project aims to serve at least 2,000 buildings through a Beacon Fellows program, providing low, medium, or high-touch assistance to...

This $10,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) will support the Ohio Cities Building Performance Standard Initiative. The initiative will implement a building performance standard across commercial buildings in four Ohio cities (Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton) to achieve energy savings equivalent to or greater...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,622,500 Cooperative Agreement to the New Buildings Institute, Inc. under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The South-Central Energy Code Optimization Project (SC ECOP) will be a collaborative effort between New Buildings Institute and the South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), awarded a $4,692,212 Cooperative Agreement to Karpman Consulting, LLC 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 amendments (Zero Ready, Near Zero, and Zero) and...

Enerlite Consulting, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop an Automated Calibration Tool for Building Energy Models. The tool will help streamline the process of calibrating building energy simulation programs to actual energy use data, allowing for more accurate energy modeling of existing buildings. The Office of Science's financial assistance program supports...

This $5,100,000 Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), aims to address compliance challenges with building performance standards (BPS) and similar policies for existing commercial and multifamily buildings. The objective is to develop and pilot a standardized,...

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), awarded a $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the State of California Energy Commission's Energy Resources, Conservation and Development Division. This project aims to scale a support program throughout California to credential experts who prepare California Energy Code permit documentation and plans examiners...

Under a $650,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program (CFDA 10.212), Community Energy Labs Inc. is developing and testing an innovative model architecture to enable affordable grid connectivity and energy management for small and mid-sized commercial buildings in rural communities. The project aims to shape energy use, reduce costs, and improve renewable integration...