Project Grant DEAR0000562

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620), will fund the development of an affordable, reliable building efficiency sensor system by Xmark Labs, LLC. The $400,000 award aims to create a building automation system that can improve energy efficiency and indoor air quality in smaller commercial buildings, which make up 94% of all commercial...

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'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...

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 $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:...

Energy Sense Finance, LLC 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). The grant will support the development of products and services to automate the home buying experience through solar energy integration from June 2021 through June 2022. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $150,000 to the University of Alabama to develop an advanced autonomous drone system equipped with thermal imaging and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The goal is to quickly and accurately detect energy loss in residential building envelopes, integrating the drone system with a digital twin (DT) model to visualize and plan energy...

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 activities to ensure strong implementation and compliance with Washington's Clean Building Performance Standards (CBPS) law. The project aims to serve at least 2,000 buildings through a Beacon Fellows program, providing low-touch to high-touch assistance...

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...

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) has awarded a $2,800,000 cooperative agreement to the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance Inc. This 18-month project will focus on conducting American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Level 2 energy audits of all schools and facilities in the Marion County School District...