Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010930

This $900,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by 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 establish the Pacific Northwest Building Training and Assessment Center (PNW BTAC) at the University of Washington. The PNW BTAC will network existing higher-education programs and technical assistance resources to provide building assessment services and student...

This $3,200,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under CFDA program 81.117 - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance, aims to advance the development and implementation of evidence-based, effective, and equitable Building Performance Standards (BPS) for existing buildings in New Jersey. The key project objectives are to...

This $10,000,000 federal Project Grant awarded by 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 activities to ensure that Washington's Clean Building Performance Standards (CBPS) meets its intent to lower energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Key products and services to be delivered include: Providing support and compliance assistance to at...

This Project Grant award of $6,703,990 from the Environmental Protection Agency's Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products program (CFDA 66.721) supports the Building Materials Re-Use Association in developing enhanced environmental product declarations (EPDs) for salvaged and reprocessed construction products. The key products and services to be delivered include: Capacity building and education such as OpenLCA software training, a technical...

This $18,169,099 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 support the development and implementation of a Buildings Performance Standard (BPS) in Hawaii. The key goals include achieving a ~70% reduction in site electricity usage for Hawaii's commercial buildings by 2054, with an interim 30% reduction target by 2045,...

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 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) under the General Research and Technology Activity (CFDA 14.506) program provides $151,423 to Clemson University, in collaboration with the SBCA (a trade association) and MiTek (a building product manufacturer), to conduct a mixed-methods study to better understand why builders and framers are not widely utilizing offsite construction methods for...

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement to Syracuse University on October 1, 2024 under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The funding supports the establishment of the Syracuse University Building, Training and Assessment Center (BTAC), which will focus on advancing energy efficiency, renewable energy adoption, and building performance standards across...

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 Colorado Energy Office (CEO). The goal of this 6-year project is to accelerate the adoption and implementation of Building Performance Standards (BPS) and provide technical assistance to under-resourced communities and buildings within the jurisdictions of the Colorado...

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $2,800,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to New Buildings Institute, Inc. The primary goal of this 18-month project is to advance equitable energy codes and policies in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The key...