November 19, 2014

Energy & Advocacy News

>>$1 Million Funding Opportunity for University R&D Teams -- Informational Webinar Nov. 19

Source: energy.gov

The Building Technologies Office's (BTO) Emerging Technologies Program has announced the availability of up to $1 million for the Buildings University Innovators and Leaders Development (BUILD) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0001167. This FOA makes available competitive, 2-year cooperative agreements for U.S.-based university teams to research and develop innovative building energy efficient technologies, manufacturing (for projects developing hardware), and commercialization.

--Submission Deadline for Concept Papers: December 19, 2014, 5 p.m. ET

--Submission Deadline for Full Applications: February 11, 2015, 5 p.m. ET

View the full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0001167.

Learn more about the BUILD funding opportunity.

Questions about this FOA may be sent to BUILDFOA@hq.doe.gov.

>>Updates from the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Source: energy.gov
The November 2014 issue of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Update newsletter is now available. Read this issue to learn about:

-A new DOE Funding Opportunity Announcement for Building America Industry Partnerships for High Performance Housing Innovation

-The 2015 Race to Zero Student Design Competition registration deadline and a free webinar about proven strategies for designing zero energy ready homes

-The November 18 webinar, High Performance Space Conditioning Systems, Part II

-DOE's newest Solution Center for energy efficiency programs

-BEopt Version 2.3 with enhanced new features

-Residential success stories highlighting technologies for winter preparation

-Zero Energy Ready Home technical training in December

-The latest publications from Building America: measure guidelines, case studies for new and existing homes and technologies, and more!

Click here to access the most current Building America Update. Learn more about the Building America program.

>>Housing Innovation Award Winners
Source: energy.gov
DOE presented Housing Innovation Awards to 28 industry leaders at the Energy Environmental Building Alliance’s Excellence in Building Conference in St. Louis, Missouri in late September. These leaders are at the forefront of a revolution. You may think it is calm now -- it usually is right before the storm – but be prepared. Zero energy ready homes are in the news daily. A recent study by Navigant Research expects the zero energy building market to grow to $1.4 trillion by 2035. Learn more about how each of these winners has prepared for the future today and get ideas for your preparations.