B:
Building Energy Software Tools Directory - Provides information on hundreds of building software tools for evaluation of energy efficience, renewable energy, and sustainablilty in buildings [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)]

Building Prosperity - NIST Helps Advance Construction Technology [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Building Technologies Department - Researches and develops window, lighting, and glazing technologies that save energy and maximize comfort, and designs software that allows architects and building engineers to design or retrofit buildings [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Building Technologies at Lawrence Berkeley - Provides a research paper database, publications, software tools, and international resources on the energy efficiency of buildings. [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) - Expertise in building materials; computer-integrated construction practices; fire science and fire safety engineering; and structural, mechanical, and environmental engineering [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Building toolbox - Locate software for sustainable design, improving energy efficiency, or incorporating renewable energy concepts in buildings [Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)]

Buildings Program - Develops automated diagnostics for building applications [Department of Energy (DOE), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)]

Buildings Research - Carries out research to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and to accelerate the use of renewable energy technologies within the next decade [Department of Energy (DOE), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)]

Buildings Technology Center (BTC) - Research facility devoted to the development of technologies that improve the energy efficiency and environmental compatibility of residential and commercial buildings [Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]

C:
Center for the Built Environment (CBE) - Provides innovative building technologies to improve the environmental quality, energy efficiency, and workplace productivity of commercial buildings [National Science Foundation (NSF), Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC)]

Child Safety and Protection - Access to Research findings, guidelines and tips for protecting children in the classroom, on the playground, at home or in the yard [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Technical Information Service (NTIS)]

Computer-Integrated Construction Group - Working collaboratively with the U.S. construction and building industries to establish an exemplary computer-integrated construction environment [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), Fire Research Information Services (FRIS)]

Concrete Technology Information Analysis Center (CTIAC) - [Department of Defense (DOD), Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center]

D:
Distributed Energy Program - Focuses on natural gas and renewable energy that will be easily interconnected with the nation's infrastructure for the next generation of electricity [Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)]

E:
Efficient Windows Collaborative (EWC) - Provides unbiased information on the benefits of energy-efficient windows, descriptions of how they work, and recommendations for their selection and use [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (eLCOSH) - Offers articles and information related to hazards, job sites, trades, and training [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)]

Energy Forecasting and Market Assessment - The group works to transform market and technology data into information to provide a sound basis for policy decisions promoting the development and adoption of cost-effective energy-efficiency technologies [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Provides policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment [Department of Energy (DOE)]

Energy-Related Software for Homes and Buildings - Links to available software [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Engineering - making imagination real - Conducts research, development, and demonstrations to increase the quality of and user satisfaction with commercial buildings and integrated building systems, while improving cost, time, and energy-efficiency [National Science Foundation (NSF), Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC)]

F:
Fire Research Information Services (FRIS) - Search the 55,000 item document collection [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL)]

Firewise. - National Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Program [Multiple agencies involved, National Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Program]

H:
Heat Transmission Properties of Insulating and Building Materials - A valuable reference for building designers, material manufacturers, and researchers in the thermal design of building components and equipment [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Home Energy Saver - Designed to help consumers identify the best ways to save energy in their homes, and find the resources to make the savings happen [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

L:
Laboratories for the 21st Century (Labs21) - Offers help in improving laboratory energy and water efficiency, encouraging the use of renewable energy sources, and promoting environmental stewardship [Multiple agencies involved]

M:
Mid-America Earthquake Center - Reducing earthquake losses through research and education [National Science Foundation (NSF), Engineering Research Centers (ERC)]

Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) - Engineering solutions for earthquake loss reduction [National Science Foundation (NSF), Engineering Research Centers (ERC)]

N:
Notify U.S.; National Center for Standards and Certification Information - Web-based e-mail subscription service that offers U.S. entities (citizens, industries, organizations) an opportunity to review and comment on proposed foreign technical regulations. [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

O:
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - DOE offices and programs dedicated to clean, rabundant, eliable, and affordable energy [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)]

P:
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center - Developing seismic design technologies to meet the diverse economic and safety needs of owners and society [National Science Foundation (NSF), Engineering Research Centers (ERC)]

R:
Radon - Access to both technical and consumer information about radon [Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

S:
Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center (SAVIAC) - Focuses on the engineering tools and techniques needed for the design, analysis and testing of systems subjected to dynamic conditions and loading [Department of Defense (DOD), The center is a jointly-funded activity sponsored by the US Army, Navy, Air]

Standards; NIST - Portal for information on standards. [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

V:
Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory - A virtual laboratory for evaluating and optimizing cement-based materials [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), Fire Research Information Services (FRIS)]

W:
Windows and Daylighting - Overviews DOE research on new window design and the use of daylighting in buildings [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

World Trade Center and NIST - Information and Reports gathered from a 3-year building and fire safety investigation to study the factors contributing to the probable cause (or causes) of post-impact collapse of the WTC Towers. [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]