Some recent examples:

Federal Laboratory Consortium Special Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer - 1993
Steve Selkowitz and Dariush Arasteh
Award for the development and transfer to the U.S. building industry of the technology base for "superwindows"--windows designed with better thermal performance than insulating walls.

PEW Charitable Trust Award - 1991
Ashok Gadgil
Award of $150,000 over three years for work related to promoting energy efficiency in developing countries.

Popular Science Magazine's Best of What's New Award - 1991
Dariush Arasteh, Stephen Selkowitz, and Brent Griffith
Grand award in home technology category for development of gas-filled insulating panels.