Project Grant 00E01995

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 federal Cooperative Agreement award was granted by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to assist states in adopting enhancements to the residential chapter of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The $4,692,212 award, with a period of performance from January 1, 2025 to October 2, 2025, aims to: (1) develop three sets of IECC amendments...

The U.S. 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 the New Buildings Institute, Inc. The primary goal of this 22-month project is to advance equitable energy codes and policies in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Key project activities...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $3,800,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the California Green Building Council (UEI: LMH8LBCY2HC5) for the "BIL-CA Building Energy Performance Standards & Upskill Pathways (CA BEPS UP)" project. The project aims to expand the building decarbonization workforce in Los Angeles County, the City...

This $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (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 scale a support program throughout California to credential experts who prepare California Energy Code compliance documentation and verify compliance during plan check. The project objectives include:...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 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). This project, titled the South-Central Energy Code Optimization Project (SC ECOP), will be a collaborative effort between New Buildings Institute and the South-Central Partnership for...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the 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) provides $2,600,000 to Newport Partners LLC to enable state and local jurisdictions to adopt and implement advanced energy codes and building performance standards. The key project objectives are to identify gaps,...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) awarded a $5,100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) to develop and pilot a standardized, legally robust, and technically feasible Alternative Compliance Pathway (ACP) framework for Building Performance Standards (BPS) and similar policies targeting existing commercial and...

This $900,000 Cooperative Agreement 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 fund the Southeast Building Training, Research, and Center (SEBTRAC) project at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The project aims to advance energy efficiency, renewable energy adoption, and building performance standards across the...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $19,994,217.00, is provided by the Department of Energy (DOE) under the "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance" program (CFDA 81.117). The City and County of San Francisco's Environment Department (SFE) will partner with the City of Berkeley and regional entities to adopt, implement, and enforce Building Performance Standards (BPS) in both...