Organizations are welcome to participate in the Better Buildings & Better Plants Initiative through a variety of formats outside of our program challenges. These additional options provide the opportunity for organizations to make a voluntary commitment and engage with DOE through technical assistance, peer exchanges, and more. Learn about our other initiatives below.
Initiative Partners
Organizations with a portfolio of buildings or plants that prefer not to set a qualifying portfolio-wide goal can still join the Better Buildings & Better Plants Initiative as an Initiative partner to connect with peers and allies across sectors, apply for annual awards, and share solutions that spotlight achievements.
Better Buildings & Better Plants Accelerators
Better Buildings & Better Plants Accelerators are designed to demonstrate specific innovative policies and approaches that will accelerate investment in energy-saving technologies and practices upon successful demonstration. Each Accelerator is a targeted, short-term, partner-focused activity designed to address specific persistent barriers to greater energy management.
Home Energy Score
By becoming a Home Energy Score™ partner, your organization can join a growing network of organizations around the country promoting home energy labeling and providing low-cost home energy information to homeowners. This tool helps homeowners and homebuyers understand how much energy a home is expected to use and provides suggestions for improving its energy performance.
Residential Network
Through the Residential Network, organizations focus on accelerating the pace of energy upgrades in existing homes by sharing best practices and increasing collaboration across energy reduction programs.
50001 Energy Management Systems
50001 Ready's award-winning program enables organizations to implement an energy management system (EnMS) that aligns to the international ISO 50001:2018 energy management standard. The program helps identify energy and capital savings and establish data-driven processes to ensure scalable savings that persist.
Other Initiatives
Click on the links below to learn about additional opportunities to work with DOE through the Better Buildings & Better Plants Initiative.
Onsite Energy | Waste Reduction Network | Water Savings Network | Technology Campaigns | Technology Research Teams