Better Buildings

Better Buildings Initiative Stimulates Energy Innovation

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Better Buildings Initiative

Better Buildings Challenge Partners Save $1.9 Billion, Achieve their Portfolio-Wide Goal this Year The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the energy-efficiency progress made by the 345 leading public and private sector organizations in the Better Buildings Challenge. These efforts have led to a combined 240 trillion Btus and an estimated $1.9 billion in … Read more

UC Berkeley REFS Blends Building and Behavioral Science

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UC Berkeley Captures Energy Savings by Empowering Building Operators DOE, August 12, 2016 University campuses are a treasure trove of energy efficiency opportunities, as their facilities teams will tell you. The challenge is not in identifying opportunities for savings, but in finding the time to pursue them among competing demands for facility teams’ time. Keeping … Read more