This collection of DOE Building Technologies Office success stories highlights the positive impact of our work with businesses, industry partners, universities, and research labs to increase the use and effectiveness of affordable, energy efficient technologies and solutions. Learn how these innovative solutions are saving homeowners and businesses money on their utility bills, improving our energy independence, and protecting the environment.
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HOME ENERGY UPGRADES
In Florida—where a hot, humid climate can send utility bills soaring when temperatures rise—St. Lucie County used $2.9 million in seed funding to create the Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF).
Fixing Energy Leaks
Devising a new way of identifying and sealing leaks—from the inside out, instead of the outside in.
LED Lighting Innovation
DOE’s L Prize® competition was instrumental in moving the LED replacement-lamp market to higher performance.
Helping Businesses Save
BTO worked with the 2030 Districts program on customized toolkits to help small and medium-sized commercial building owners access resources that minimized risk while maximizing energy savings.
Tunable LED Lighting
Energy-efficient LED lighting has the potential to make patients more comfortable, speed up the healing process, and shorten their stays.
Improving Grades
A project funded by DOE is developing an energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED)-based lighting system for classrooms that can be easily controlled to optimize student performance.
Building Systems
Software platform offers underserved smaller buildings sector an innovative solution for cutting energy costs and waste.
LED Lighting
Lumileds improves efficiency, lowers cost of LEDs
Refrigeration Motor
QM Power partnered with ORNL and utilities to demonstrate their technology can save up to 80% over conventional motors.