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Advisory Council on Historic Preservation - The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is an independent federal agency that promotes the preservation, enhancement, and productive use of our nation's historic resources, and advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy. [Ad Hoc Organizations]

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Bridges - Science Tracer Bullet - Bridges - Science Tracer Bullets - Research Finding Aids from the Library of Congress, Science Reference Services. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Building Energy Software Tools Directory - Locate software for sustainable design, improving energy efficiency, or incorporating renewable energy concepts in buildings [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)]

Building Technologies Research and Integration Center - Focuses on energy efficient technologies in support of DOE's goal to maximize cost effective energy efficiency in homes and commercial buildings. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]

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

Building and Fire Research Portal - NIST building researchers help test and standardize new building materials, techniques, technologies, and designs, while the Institute's fire researchers work on the means to save lives and reduce property losses by testing and standardizing new materials, techniques, technologies, and designs related to fire. [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

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 [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)]

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

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

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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 [U.S. 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 [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)]

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 [U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC)]

Environmental Energy Technologies (LBNL) - Performs analysis, research, and development leading to better energy technologies and the reduction of adverse energy-related environmental impacts [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

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

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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 [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Home Energy Saver - Calculate how to save energy in your home by locality, home design, appliances and equipment. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

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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]

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

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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. [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

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

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PNNL Buildings Program - Develops automated diagnostics for building applications to dramatically improve the energy efficiency of buildings and reduce their environmental footprint. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)]

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

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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 [U.S. 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. [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

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

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Windows and Daylighting - Overviews DOE research on new window design and the use of daylighting in buildings [U.S. 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. [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]