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Building Envelope

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The building envelope, which includes the walls, windows, roof, and foundation, forms the primary thermal barrier between the interior and exterior environments. With envelope technologies accounting for approximately 30% of the primary energy consumed in residential and commercial buildings, it plays a key role in determining levels of comfort, natural lighting, ventilation, and how much energy is required to heat and cool a building. Members of the Building Envelope Technology Research Team collaborate with DOE's national laboratories to deploy high-performance envelope design solutions for space conditioning load reduction and to facilitate the construction of durable and high performing envelope technologies.

Get deeper energy savings by investing in your building's envelope

Addressing the Envelope - Recognizing Building Enclosure Improvements

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Join the Building Envelope Campaign

Building owners and managers can create more energy-efficient buildings by improving the performance of their building envelopes. Join the Building Envelope Campaign to get expert support and technical assistance and earn DOE recognition.

Events & Webinars

Browse upcoming events and opportunities by clicking through our monthly calendar, registering for upcoming webinars, exploring our On-Demand webinars library, and more!

Watch Recorded Webinars

Watch all previously recorded webinars in the On-Demand Webinars library sorted by popular topics such as resilience, zero energy buildings, and more.

Other Resources

Webinar

Building Envelope Tech Team Kick-Off Meeting and Open House Webinar

This webinar was the inaugural meeting of the new Building Envelope Tech Team.

  • Join the Building Envelope Campaign
    A building's envelope (windows, walls, roof) accounts for approximately 30% of the primary energy consumed in commercial buildings; participants in the Building Envelope Campaign work to improve the performance of building envelopes in both new and existing buildings by setting goals for performance, determining available energy savings, and leveraging technical support from DOE.

Contacts

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Antonio J. Aldykiewicz, Jr. is a Senior R&D Staff Member with the Building Envelope Materials Research Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He brings more than 20 years of industrial experience in the development and commercialization of building materials and systems focused on energy efficiency and durability of the building enclosure. He is also a LEED AP BD+C accredited professional with an interest in sustainability issues related to the built environment.