The Building Technologies Program supports a broad range of activities designed to facilitate widespread adoption and use of energy-saving technologies and practices. These activities are primarily executed through the program's technology validation and market introduction initiatives, however, outreach efforts can be also found throughout our research programs. On this page you'll find information about and links to these activities.
Technology Validation and Market Introduction
The Building Technologies Program and its partners strive to integrate energy efficient technologies into the marketplace through the following technology validation and market introduction activities:
- Builders Challenge
- Building Energy Codes
- EnergySmart Hospitals
- EnergySmart Schools
- ENERGY STAR®
- Rebuilding Green in Greensburg, Kansas
- Solar Decathlon
- Utility Solar Water Heating Initiative (USH2O)
In addition, more information can be found on the program's consumer- and builder-oriented Web sites for both residential and commercial markets.
Research Program Deployment
Across its numerous research programs and projects, the Building Technologies Program provides information and assistance to help homeowners and business owners, architects and engineers, community planners and consumers make smart choices about energy.
Visit the High Performance Buildings database to learn how others are implementing the latest energy technologies and green building practices.
Find out about Building America research projects that have resulted in the construction of energy efficient homes in the Building America projects database, which is searchable by state. In addition, read Building America case studies and fact sheets about constructing zero energy homes.
Evaluate and rank potential energy-efficiency technologies and renewable energy strategies through the Building Technologies Program's software tools.