Energy & Advocacy News

>>News from the Building Technologies Office
Source: energy.gov 
Check out the latest news, upcoming events and webinars from the Building Technologies Office:
 
>DOE Seeking Information on Design and Construction of High-Performance Tenant Spaces
>What’s Green Worth?
>Workshop Participants Ponder Vision for Future Buildings
>DOE to Announce FY 2016 SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunity
>New DOE Report Estimates LED Savings in Common Lighting Applications
>Webinar – Staged Upgrades: Homeowner-focused Strategies for Encouraging Energy Upgrades, Aug. 20, 3 p.m. (ET)
>Webinar – FY2016 SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunity, Aug. 21 
>Webinar – Energy Models 101 for Building Owners, Managers and Tenants: Strategies for Using Iterative Energy Models to Drive Project Savings, Sept. 8, 3 p.m. (ET)

>>U.S. DOE Building America Update
Source: energy.gov
The U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Update newsletter is now available, and includes:

>Building Energy Optimization (BEopt) Version 2.4 with powerful multifamily capabilities
>Call for building science education curricula and content
>The 2015 EEBA conference, featuring Building America sessions and the Housing Innovation Awards
>DOE’s Notice of Intent to seek nominations for the Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Working Group
>Zero Energy Ready Home news and events
>Residential success stories highlighting space-conditioning solutions from Building America
>Building America in the news
>The latest publications from Building America: measure guidelines, case studies for new and existing homes and technologies, and more!
 
Read the full issue for the latest news and information from Building America.