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2022
- June 17, 2022: Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge, Defense Production Act
- February 17, 2022: DOE Announces L-Prize Winners, Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge
2021
- September 7, 2021: BENEFIT Selections, E-ROBOT Selections
- May 26, 2021: Secretary Granholm Announces BTO-led National Initiatives at White House Roundtable
- April 8, 2021: Solar Decathlon Virtual Village Tours Announced, BTO and Berkeley Lab Drive Advanced Window Adoption
- March 1, 2021: Jennifer Granholm Confirmed as Secretary, Kelly Speakes-Backman Joins EERE
2020
- December 18, 2020: Connected Communities FOA, E-ROBOT Prize, Peer Preview Resources Available Now
- October 6, 2020: BENEFIT FOA Announced, SSL LED Adoption Report
- August 6, 2020: NOO with ORNL, BTO Invests in Small Businesses
- June 29, 2020: Requests for Information, Proving Ground FOA
- May 1, 2020: FOA Available, Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Winners
- March 31, 2020: Connected Communities RFI, Message from Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency
- February 20, 2020: FOA Selections for BENEFIT and ABC, GEB Notice of Intent
2019
- December 30, 2019: New CRADA Projects Announced, 2019 BTO Peer Review Report Published
- November 25, 2019: Solid-State Lighting RFI, R&D 100 Award Recipients
- October 31, 2019: Economic Dispatch Success Story, Commercial Building Efficiency Valuation
- October 1, 2019: New Healthcare Energy Financing Report Released, ABC Initiative on Workforce Development
- August 29, 2019: Novel Techniques for New Construction, Jump into STEM Challenges Launched
- August 1, 2019: Solar Decathlon 2020 Design Challenge Applications Open, Georgia Power GEB Neighborhood
- June 27, 2019: Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings, SBIR Project Winners
- May 30, 2019: IMPEL Showcase, GEB Overview Document
- May 9, 2019: DOE Announces BENEFIT and ABC Funding Opportunity Announcements
- January 31, 2019: Awards Selected for BTO FOAs, Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings
2018
- November 28, 2018: National Renewable Energy Laboratory receives an R&D 100 Award
- October 24, 2018: DOE Announces the 2018 Housing Innovation Award Grand Winners
- September 28, 2018: PNNL Building Scientist Recognized, BTO Success Story
- August 9, 2018: DOE Announces 2018 Housing Innovation Awards Winners, Solar Decathlon Competition Guide
- July 25, 2018: DOE Announces Small Business Funding, New Solid-State Lighting Report
- July 11, 2018: Improving the U.S. Workforce, DOE Recognizes Data Center
- June 21, 2018: Smart Neighborhood, Building Energy Codes Methodology Study
- June 6, 2018: DOE Announces Small Business Funding, Observations from LIGHTFAIR
- May 24, 2018: DOE Announces New FOA, Other Recent Funding Opportunity Announcements
- May 1, 2018: DOE Announces New FOAs, DOE Announces Race to Zero Winners
- April 17, 2018: BTO Peer Review, Advanced Rooftop Unit Campaign Recognition
- March 27, 2018: Buildings and the Grid HVAC Register for the 2018 BTO Peer Review
- March 7, 2018: Independent Evaluation of Building America Verifies Savings, New Program Certifies Window Attachments
- February 14, 2018: Buildings and the Grid - Commercial Buildings 4 Windows and Envelope Technologies
- February 1, 2018: Zero Energy School Design Guides, Building America Solution Center Anniversary
- January 18, 2018: Highlights from Emerging Technologies, Advanced RTU Campaign Awards Application Open
- January 3, 2018: BTO Year in Review Buildings and the Grid 101 - How Much it Matters
2017
- December 14, 2017: Small Business Funding Opportunity, New Research on Business Case of Energy Efficiency
- November 30, 2017: Peer Review Report National Lab Test Beds
- November 8, 2017: Success Story Using Advanced Modeling Tools, New JUMP Winners
- October 25, 2017: Buildings and the Grid Challenges, DOE Announces Housing Innovation Awards
- October 12, 2017: Perspectives from the Buildings Community, New Projects with National Labs
- September 28, 2017: New Report on BTO R&D Investments, Building Control Systems Report
- September 13, 2017: Buildings and the Grid 101, New Report on BTO R&D Investments
- August 31, 2017: National Lab Team Wins Award, International R&D Collaboration
- August 17, 2017: Housing Innovation Award Winners Announced, Utility Adopts DOE Pilot Program
- August 3, 2017: New BTO Funding Award for Technology R&D, AMIE Wins Architecture Magazine Award
- July 20, 2017: New BTO Funding Awards for Commercial Buildings, Solid-State Lighting
- July 10, 2017: DOE Announces Up to $3.7 Million, Interior Lighting Campaign Partners Recognized
- June 15, 2017: Building Envelope R&D, Technology Innovation
- May 17, 2017: Better Buildings Challenge Partners Save $1.9 Billion, New Report on Financial Benefits of Energy Efficient Office Space
- May 3, 2017: Leaders in Advanced Rooftop Units Recognized, Race to Zero Winners Announced
- April 19, 2017: New Report on BTO-Supported Technologies, Building Energy Modeling
- April 5, 2017: Update on BTO R&D, Manufacturing in America
- March 9, 2017: Don't Miss Out on BTO Peer Review, Building Energy Modeling 101
- February 16, 2017: Register for the 2017 BTO Peer Review, Small Business
- January 11, 2017: Building Energy Modeling 101, Top 10 Better Buildings
- January 4, 2017: Success Story in Florida, Connected Thermostats Report
2016
- December 14, 2016: Commercialized Tech Success for Energy Leaks, Tunable LED Patient-Room Lighting
- December 8, 2016: New BTO Effort to Reduce School Energy Use, Peer Review Report Available
- December 1, 2016: Best Practices for Residential PACE Financing, 50,000 Homes Scored by HES
- November 17, 2016: Building Energy Code Compliance, Zero Energy Districts Accelerator Launched
- November 10, 2016: Race to Zero Teams Selected, BTO Projects Win R&D 100 Awards
- November 3, 2016: Small Business Opportunities, Smart Energy Analytics Campaign
- October 20, 2016: U.S.-India Building Energy Efficiency, Better Buildings Challenge Net Savings
- October 13, 2016: The Impact of Building Energy Codes, Energy Modeling Tool Upgraded with EnergyPlus
- October 5, 2016: BTO Speaks on Amazing Progress in LEDs, Leveraging OpenStudio to Assess Building Renewal
- September 29, 2016: Zero Energy Ready Home Leaders Recognized, New Better Communities Alliance Launched
- September 22, 2015: Alternative Refrigerants Perform in High Temps, DOE Leader Recognized for Efficiency Success
- September 15, 2016: DOE Discusses the Future of Air Conditioning, Seeks Info on MELs
- September 1, 2016: A Word from BTO’s Acting Director, Crowdsourcing
- August 25, 2016: Small Businesses Partner with DOE, Real-Time Energy Data on Campus
- August 10, 2016: Building Energy Codes, JUMP Partners with CleanTech Open
- August 4, 2016: Open Source Software, New Jump Challenge
- July 27, 2016: Buildings-to-Grid Reports, Efficiency Software Prize Winners
- July 20, 2016: The Future of Air Conditioning, Updated PACE Guidelines
- June 29, 2016: Lighting Campaign Saves $13.5 Million, Modeling America’s 2nd Tallest Building
- June 23, 2016: Commercial Appliances Report, Efficient Storm Windows Adoption
- June 15, 2016: Commercial Refrigeration Success, Investing Big in Efficient Lighting
- June 8, 2016: Find Projects in Your State, Advanced Cooling Challenge Launch
- June 2, 2016: Award-Winning Air Sealant, Expanding Energy Data Visibility
- May 25, 2016: Low-GWP HVAC&R Strategy, Energy Modeling Payback
- May 19, 2016: Better Buildings Results, Peer Review Presentations
- May 12, 2016: Cold Climate Heat Pump Success, Funding Awards Announced
- May 4, 2016: Tenant Efficiency Opportunity, Designing Efficient Military Bases
- April 27, 2016: Rooftop Unit Leaders, Zero Energy Ready Homeowner Testimonials
- April 20, 2016: Data Toolkit, Commercial Accomplishments, Manufacturing Summit
- April 14, 2016: R&D Breakthroughs, State Resources, Windows Tool Success
- March 31, 2016: Heat Exchanger Success, Energy Star Awardees
- March 16, 2016: Small Business Vouchers, Home Efficiency Accelerators
- March 3, 2016: 3D Printed Home Video, Better Buildings Alliance 2016 Update
- February 17, 2016: Asset Score Partnerships, Commercial Energy Codes
- February 3, 2016: Peer Review Registration, White House Announcement
- January 20, 2016: 2015 Highlights, Rooftop Unit Success
- January 6, 2016: Future Home Tech, Efficient Factory-Built Homes