Making America's Buildings Better.

Accession Number

DE2012-1037498

Publication Date

Mar 2012

Media Count

Personal Author

N/A

Abstract

This fact sheet is an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Technologies program. Buildings use more energy than any other sector of the U.S. economy. In fact, buildings consume more than 70% of the electricity and more than 50% of the natural gas Americans use. That's why the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Building Technologies Program (BTP) is working to improve building energy performance through high-impact research, out-reach, and regulatory efforts. These efforts will result in affordable, high-performance homes and commercial buildings. These grid-connected buildings will be more energy efficient than today's typical buildings, with renewable energy providing a portion of the power needs. They will combine energy-smart 'whole building' design and construction, appliances and equipment that minimize plug loads, and cost-effective photovoltaics or other on-site energy systems.

Keywords

Appliances
Buildings
Construction
Design
Electricity
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Energy systems
Natural gas
Performance


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Source Agency

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

NTIS Subject Category

97B - Energy Use, Supply, & Demand
97G - Policies, Regulations & Studies
89B - Architectural Design & Environmental Engineering

Corporate Author

National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO.

Document Type

Technical report

Title Note

N/A

NTIS Issue Number

1220

Contract Number

DE-AC36-08GO28308

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