National Labs

The Building Technologies Office works closely with the DOE-funded national labs to develop and demonstrate energy-efficient technologies. The Emerging Technologies Program has identified the following Lab programs as Core Facilities & Capabilities necessary to achieve its goals:

Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning (HVAC)

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC)

Building Envelope (Opaque)

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC)

Windows

•  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Windows & Daylighting Group

Building Energy Modeling

• Energy Plus Team -- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, & Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Sensors & Controls

• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Transactional Network