On-Demand Better Buildings Webinars
Through Better Buildings webinars, experts discuss a variety of topics from Air Management to Zero Energy. These webinars are helpful resources on key subject areas in energy efficiency, water efficiency, resilience, and more. Below are webinars we have held over previous years. For each webinar, you can watch the video recording and follow along with the slide deck. To sign up for an upcoming live webinar, click here.
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- Leading by Example: Building Envelope Success Stories (2022)
- How Schools and Educational Facilities Can Benefit from DOE Technology Campaigns (2022)
- Energy-Saving Success Stories: 2021 Building Envelope Campaign Recognition (2021)
- Driving Adoption of High-Impact Envelope and Integrated Lighting Strategies (2021)
- Addressing the Envelope: Recognizing Building Enclosure Improvements (2020)
- Building Envelope Campaign Update (2020)
- Save Energy and Money with the Building Envelope Campaign (2020)
- Sneak Peek of the Building Envelope Campaign (2020)
- Unsealed: The Building Envelope Campaign (2020)
- Energy Savings Impact of Airtightness in U.S. Commercial Buildings (2019)
- Innovative Wall Technologies for Commercial Buildings (2019)
- Addressing Air Leakage and Advanced Air Barrier Technologies (2017)
- Building Envelope/Enclosure Commissioning and Retro-commissioning (2017)
- Building Envelope Webinars for Roofs (2016)
- Building Envelope Webinars for Walls (2016)
- Building Envelope Webinars for Windows (2016)
Energy Data Management
As the saying goes, you can’t manage what you don’t measure. Energy data management can include energy management information system (EMIS) technologies, benchmarking and utility tracking tools, fault detection and diagnostic systems, building automation systems, and more. Explore the latest webinars on energy data management by pressing MORE.
- Building Trust with Homeowners and Renters: Home Energy Score and Remote Quality Assurance (2023)
- Using Energy Management and Information Systems (EMIS) for Decarbonization (2023)
- Energy Efficiency Pilot Program for Older Commercial Buildings (2022)
- Scaling Up HVAC Fault Detection in a Portfolio (2022)
- EMIS for Small Buildings: UC Davis presents SWARM (2021)
- Energy Data Management Part 3: Hardwire Energy Data Management into Your Organization (2021)
- Energy Data Management Part 2: Build a Solid Foundation for Your Energy Data Management Program (2021)
- Energy Data Management Part 1: Generate Buy-in for Your Energy Data Management Program (2021)
- EMIS Crash Course (2021)
- Monitoring Healthy Buildings: Using EMIS to Identify Issues with Ventilation, Air Quality, and Thermal Health (2021)
- Ask an EMIS Expert (2021)
- Beyond the Low-Hanging Fruit for Energy Efficiency (2021)
- Collecting and Managing Your Building Energy Data (2021)
- Fault Detection and Diagnostics in the Age of COVID-19 (2021)
- Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics: Facility Manager Perspectives (2020)
- Building Performance Results from New York State's Real-Time Energy Management Program (2020)
- De-Mystifying How Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Can Improve Building Performance (2020)
- Final Results on Energy Savings, Costs, and Benefits from the Smart Energy Analytics Campaign (2020)
- Next-Generation Building Performance Policies: Maximizing Energy Savings and Environmental Impacts (2020)
- Succeed with Submetering: How to Make the Business Case (2020)
- The Secrets of the Better Buildings Goal Achievers (2020)
- Taking Control: Best Practices in Energy Data Management and Tools for Success (2018)
- Mission Complete: Outcomes from the Challenge to Develop a $100 Wireless Submeter (2017)
- Municipal Know-How for Energy Efficiency: Energy Data, ESPCs, and Outdoor Lighting (2017)
- How to Weigh Non-Energy Impacts (NEIs) of your Lighting Controls Projects (2023)
- Integrated Lighting Campaign: Opportunities for Participants (2023)
- Integrated Lighting Campaign: Opportunities for Supporters (2023)
- Not Your Garden Variety Grow Space: Integrating Lighting in Greenhouses (2022)
- Integrated Lighting Campaign: 2023 Recognition Categories (2022)
- Clearing the Air: Healthier, Safer, more Efficient buildings with Germicidal UV Systems (2022)
- Advanced Lighting System Solutions: Experiences from the Field and Resources from the Lighting Systems Technology Research Team (2022)
- Integrated Lighting Campaign - Recognition Opportunities for Participants (2022)
- Integrated Lighting Campaign - Opportunities for Supporters (2022)
- Integrated Lighting Campaign 2021 Recognition Webinar (2021)
- Driving Adoption of High-Impact Envelope and Integrated Lighting Strategies (2021)
- Integrated Lighting Campaign (ILC): Recognition Opportunities for Participants (2021)
- Integrated Lighting Campaign (ILC): Recognition Opportunities for Supporters (2021)
- Take Your Lighting Further: Opportunities for Lighting and Electrical Technologies (2021)
- Interior Lighting Campaign 2015 - 2019 Results | Transition to Integrated Lighting Campaign (2020)
- Lighting and Electrical Technology Research Team Webinar (2020)
- The Next Frontier in Lighting: Getting Connected with the Integrated Lighting Campaign (2020)
- Bright Idea: Lighting Toolkit for K-12 School Districts (2018)
- Municipal Know-How for Energy Efficiency: Energy Data, ESPCs, and Outdoor Lighting (2017)
Plug & Process Loads
Plug and process loads (PPLs) consume about one-third of primary energy in U.S. commercial buildings. As buildings become more efficient, PPL efficiency has emerged as a tool for achieving aggressive energy targets. Explore all previously recorded webinars on this topic by pressing MORE.
- From Measuring to Managing: Submetering Strategies for Plug and Process Loads in Healthcare Facilities (2023)
- Boots on the Ground: Understanding Real-World Energy Use, Management Strategies and Technologies for Plug Loads and Beyond (2023)
- Trust the Process: Strategies for Reducing Larger Commercial Building Plug and Process Loads (2023)
- Better Together: Integrating Plug Load Management into Lighting and Building Management Systems (2022)
- Energy Efficiency Pilot Program for Older Commercial Buildings (2022)
- No Purchase Necessary: Low to No Cost Plug Load Management Strategies (2021)
- Beyond Energy Efficiency: How Your Device Usage Patterns Affect Energy Consumption (2021)
- Getting to Net Zero Energy Through Strategic Building Operations and Plug Load Management (2021)
- No Purchase Necessary: Low to No Cost Plug Load Management Strategies (2021)
- Automatic Receptacle Controls: Adjusting to New Code Requirements for Plug Load Controls (2020)
- Case in Point: Oregon's Recent Efforts to Reduce Plug Load Energy Consumption (2020)
- How Much Energy Are Your Devices Consuming? Plug load disaggregation and the future of device energy savings (2020)
- Plug Load Management System Field Study: Wireless Meters and Controls (2019)
- Zero Client Computing and Set Top Box Voluntary Agreements (2019)
- Navigating Cybersecurity Implications of Smart Outlets (2018)
- What's Happening at the California Plug Load Research Center? (2018)
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Renewables Integration
Strategic use of renewables can help businesses reduce energy costs and their environmental footprint. On-site renewable energy, when paired with energy storage and configured appropriately, can also increase a site’s resilience during a grid outage. Explore all previously recorded webinars on this topic by pressing MORE.
- Here Comes the Sun: Innovative Community Solar Systems (2023)
- Identifying Cost-Effective Energy Efficiency and Load Flexibility Measures Supporting Grid-Interactive Efficient Building (GEB) Strategies (2023)
- Selecting and Connecting EV Chargers to Commercial Buildings (2023)
- Hydrogen 101: The Basics of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for Buildings and Plants (2022)
- Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings: The Potential for Cost-Effective Decarbonization (2022)
- Commercial and Industrial: State of the Market and Solar Lease Best Practices (2022)
- PV Valuation: How Solar PV Adds Value to Your Assets (2022)
- Balancing the Benefits of Community Solar in Multifamily Buildings (2021)
- Renewables and Advanced Controls: Why Now Is the Time (2021)
- Unleashing the Power of Community Solar for Multifamily Buildings (2021)
- Valuing and Incentivizing Demand Flexibility as a Grid Asset (2021)
- Behind-the-Meter Distributed Energy Resources: Best Practices for Integrating DERs into Commercial Buildings (2020)
- Building-to-Grid Integration in the Context of COVID (2020)
- Distributed Energy Resources for Cost Savings and Resilience (2020)
- Program Design with Everyone in Mind: Low-Income Solar Program Strategies (2020)
- The Solar Project Development Process: Insights and Best Practices from Local Governments and Higher Education Institutions (2020)
- The Value of Distributed Energy Resources to Owners: A Current Market Landscape (2020)
- Utility Rate Structures & Opportunities to Incentivize Load Flexibility (2020)
- Bridging the Gap Between Efficiency and Demand Response (2019)
- Building Load Flexibility and Grid Coordination (2019)
- EVs: Buildings as the New Gas Station (2019)
Resilience- Shelter from the Storm: Powering Community Resilience Hubs (2022)
- Boosting Industrial and Manufacturing Efficiency and Resiliency with CHP (2021)
- Climate Risk Assessments: Commercial Buildings & Portfolio Resilience (2021)
- How to Identify CHP Projects that Fit Your Goals (2021)
- Innovative Strategies for Resilience at Critical Facilities (2021)
- Pathways to Community-wide Energy Resilience (2021)
- Perspectives on Resilience: Insurance and Credit Underwriting (2021)
- Planning for Power: Tools and Resources for Energy Resilience (2021)
- Building Resilient Communities: State and Local Perspectives (2020)
- Distributed Energy Resources for Cost Savings and Resilience (2020)
- Packaged CHP eCatalog and Accelerator Program (2020)
- Planning for Resilience in Multifamily Housing: A Portfolio-wide Approach (2020)
- Save Money and Build Resilience with Distributed Energy Technologies (2020)
- Stump the Chumps: How to Optimize Critical Facilities (2020)
- The Road to Resilience: Setting Energy Savings as a Strategic Priority for Wastewater Treatment Plants (2020)
- Back by Popular Demand: The Best of the 2019 Better Buildings Summit (2019)
- Back by Popular Demand: The Best of the 2018 Better Buildings Summit (2018)
- Buildings That Rebound: Resiliency Strategies for Commercial Buildings and Communities (2018)
- The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About Heat Pumps (2023)
- Emerging Space Conditioning Technologies (2023)
- Deploying Energy Efficient and Low Carbon HVAC Technologies in Underserved Commerical Settings (2023)
- Using Heat Pumps to Electrify Existing Buildings: Case Studies from the Field (2022)
- Breathe Easy: Indoor Air Quality in Education Spaces (2022)
- Clear the Air: Healthy Indoor Air for Businesses and Tenant Spaces (2022)
- Hydrofluorocarbon Phase Down: What to Expect Over the Next 15 Years (2022)
- Scaling Up HVAC Fault Detection in a Portfolio (2022)
- Heat Pump Peer Exchange with the Low Carbon Pilot (2021)
- Minimizing Infectious Disease Spread in Buildings: How HVAC Guidance has Evolved (2021)
- What's Hot with Heat Pumps (2021)
- Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics: Facility Manager Perspectives (2020)
- Getting Ready for Re-opening: Commissioning Experts Discuss Essential System Checks (2020)
- Improving Cooling Tower System Efficiency with Alternative Water Treatment Strategies (2020)
- Managing Buildings During a Shutdown and Bringing Them Back Online (2020)
- Managing HVAC Systems to Reduce Infectious Disease Transmission (2020)
- Back by Popular Demand: The Best of the 2019 Better Buildings Summit (2019)
- New Space Conditioning Technology Reviews (2019)
- Thermal Energy Storage: The Lowest Cost Storage (2019)
- Field Test Results of New HVAC Technologies (2018)
Zero Energy Buildings- Strategies for Achieving Zero Energy in Multifamiy Buildings (2022)
- Getting to Net Zero Energy Through Strategic Building Operations and Plug Load Management (2021)
- Approaches for Achieving Zero Energy Ready: Maximizing Efficiency and Controlling Costs (2020)
- Scaling Impact: Multi-Building Approaches to Carbon Reduction (2020)
- How Buildings of All Shapes and Sizes are Becoming Zero Energy Users (2019)
- Zero Energy Buildings: From Dream to Reality in Public and Private Sectors (2017)
- How to Make Your Data Center Better: Stories from the Field (2021)
- Innovative Strategies for Resilience at Critical Facilities (2021)
- Everyone Has A Data Center: How to be an Energy Champion for Yours (2020)
- Stump the Chumps: How to Optimize Critical Facilities (2020)
- Air Management Solutions for Small- to Medium-Sized Data Centers (2019)
- Big Results in Small Places: Exploring the Untapped Energy Efficiency Potential of Small Data Centers (2018)
Industrial- It Just Gets Better And Better: Highlights from Better Project and Better Practice Award Winners (2023)
- It Takes a Village: Building a Culture of Energy Efficiency in Your Facilities (2023)
- Paying the Price: How Internal Carbon Pricing Supports Emissions Reduction (2023)
- In Case You Missed It: 2023 Better Buildings Summit Sampler (2023)
- It's Electric! Electrified Alternatives to Industrial Fossil Fuel Systems (2023)
- MEASURing Up: Leveraging the Capabilities of the MEASUR Tool Suite (2022)
- Inspiring a Clean Energy Workforce (2022)
- Implementing Renewable Energy in Industrial Facilities (2022)
- In Case You Missed It: 2022 Better Buildings Summit Sampler (2022)
- Industrial Demand Response (2022)
- Work Smarter, Not Harder: Creative Project and Process Implementation (2022)
- Best of the Betters: 2021 Better Practice Presentations (2021)
- Best of the Betters: 2021 Better Project Presentations (2021)
- Beyond Energy Savings: Quantifying the Additional Benefits from Energy Efficiency (2021)
- Boosting Industrial and Manufacturing Efficiency and Resiliency with CHP (2021)
- Cleaner, Better, Faster, Stronger: Industrial Adoption of Renewables (2021)
- How to Identify CHP Projects that Fit Your Goals (2021)
- Basics of Energy (2020)
- Best of the Betters: 2020 Better Project and Better Practice Presentations (2020)
- Best of the Betters: The Better Plants 2019 Better Project and Better Practice Presentations (2020)
- Better Plants Town Hall (2020)
- Compressed Air Systems (2020)
- Lighting, HVAC, and Building Envelope (2020)
- Packaged CHP eCatalog and Accelerator Program (2020)
- PechaKucha on Industrial Energy Management (2020)
- Resources You Should Know: USDA Rural Development Programs and the Department of Commerce Manufacturing Extension Partnership (2020)
Multifamily
More than one in six American households live in multifamily apartments or condominiums. Energy efficiency upgrades present an excellent opportunity to preserve housing affordability while improving resident health and comfort. Explore all previously recorded webinars for the multifamily sector by pressing MORE.
- At Your Service: Third-party Solutions for Decarbonization in Multifamily Buildings (2023)
- In Case You Missed It: 2023 Better Buildings Summit Sampler (2023)
- Nothing to Sneeze At: Health Benefits of Electrification in Multifamily Housing (2023)
- In Case You Missed It: 2022 Better Buildings Summit Sampler (2022)
- Strategies for Achieving Zero Energy in Multifamiy Buildings (2022)
- Roadmap to Carbon Reductions in Multifamily Housing (2021)
- EVs at Apartments: Navigating Technology Trends and Implementation (2021)
- What's Next in Water Efficiency for Multifamily Housing (2021)
- A New Frontier: Electrification in Multifamily Housing (2021)
- Balancing the Benefits of Community Solar in Multifamily Buildings (2021)
- Unleashing the Power of Community Solar for Multifamily Buildings (2021)
- The Value of Green Leasing (2021)
- Combining Energy + Health Upgrades in Multifamily Housing (2020)
- Innovative Energy Efficiency Financing in Public Housing (2020)
- Maximizing Performance in Affordable Housing New Construction (2020)
- Measuring Up to the Equity Challenge: Energy Affordability and Equity Planning (2020)
- Multifamily Financing Roundtable: Financing Affordable Housing Retrofits (2020)
- Planning for Resilience in Multifamily Housing: A Portfolio-wide Approach (2020)
- Getting to 100%: Overcoming Barriers to Tenant Data Collection in Multifamily Properties (2019)
- Made to Fit: How Paid-from-Savings Projects Can Work for Multifamily Rental Housing Providers (2017)
Smart Labs
A typical laboratory is 3-4 times more energy-intensive than an average commercial building and can account for up to 70% of a campus’s energy footprint, making laboratories a key focal area for energy and carbon management strategies at universities, national labs, hospitals, and more. Explore all previously recorded webinars on this topic by pressing MORE.
State and Local Governments
State and local government buildings consume a combined 3.1 QBtu of energy each year and have the potential to save a combined $5.8 billion annually. Explore webinars focused on energy efficiency and sustainability improvements at the state and local level by pressing MORE.
- It Just Gets Better And Better: Highlights from Better Project and Better Practice Award Winners (2023)
- In Case You Missed It: 2023 Better Buildings Summit Sampler (2023)
- Electrification Station: Decarbonizing City Buildings and Fleets (2022)
- SLOPE: The Toolbox for Planning Your Clean Energy Future (2022)
- Becoming ESPC-Ready (2021)
- Commercial PACE Toolkit: New Resources to Propel Your CPACE Program (2021)
- ESPC in the eXpress Lane: State and Local Project Tracking Tools (2021)
- Leveling the SLOPE: Helping State and Local Governments Reach their Energy Goals (2021)
- Pathways to Community-wide Energy Resilience (2021)
- Visualize Your Energy Future with the State and Local Planning for Energy (SLOPE) Platform (2021)
- Building Resilient Communities: State and Local Perspectives (2020)
- Next-Generation Building Performance Policies: Maximizing Energy Savings and Environmental Impacts (2020)
- The Solar Project Development Process: Insights and Best Practices from Local Governments and Higher Education Institutions (2020)
- Municipal Know-How for Energy Efficiency: Energy Data, ESPCs, and Outdoor Lighting (2017)
Communications & Engagement- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Climate Planning (2023)
- Work Smarter, Not Harder: Creative Project and Process Implementation (2022)
- Internal Engagement and Communications: Sharing Your Energy Vision (2021)
- Beyond Energy Savings: Quantifying the Additional Benefits from Energy Efficiency (2021)
- Energy Efficient-SHE (2021)
- Making the Case for Energy Efficiency (2021)
- Workshop Your Voice: Successful External Communications (2021)
- PechaKucha on Industrial Energy Management (2020)
- The Secrets of the Better Buildings Goal Achievers (2020)
- Shout it From the Mountaintops: Working with your Communications Team to Tell Your Energy Efficiency Success Story (2016)
Decarbonization- Enhancing Building Envelope Performance with the Building Envelope Campaign (2023)
- The Next Big Thing: HVAC Control Technology for Small to Medium Commercial Buildings (2023)
- The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About Heat Pumps (2023)
- It Just Gets Better And Better: Highlights from Better Project and Better Practice Award Winners (2023)
- Paying the Price: How Internal Carbon Pricing Supports Emissions Reduction (2023)
- GHG Emissions Reduction Audits: Taking Energy Audits to the Next Level (2023)
- In Case You Missed It: 2023 Better Buildings Summit Sampler (2023)
- Using Energy Management and Information Systems (EMIS) for Decarbonization (2023)
- Framework for GHG Emissions Reduction Planning in Buildings (2023)
- Nothing to Sneeze At: Health Benefits of Electrification in Multifamily Housing (2023)
- Using Heat Pumps to Electrify Existing Buildings: Case Studies from the Field (2022)
- Sustainability and Decarbonization Inside Warehouses and Distribution Centers (2022)
- Show Me the Money: Financing Decarbonization Projects (2022)
- September 2022 DOE Decarbonization Peer Exchange - Financing Decarbonization (2022)
- Driving Decarbonization with 50001 Ready (2022)
- Going All-Electric in Large-Scale Systems (2022)
- Implementing Renewable Energy in Industrial Facilities (2022)
- In Case You Missed It: 2022 Better Buildings Summit Sampler (2022)
- Low Carbon Technologies: Strategies for Different Building Types (2022)
- Strategies for Achieving Zero Energy in Multifamily Buildings (2022)
- Why Deep Energy Efficiency Now Matters More Than Ever: An Actual Case Study, not a Theory (2022)
- Assessing and Reducing Embodied Carbon (2021)
- A New Frontier: Electrification in Multifamily Housing (2021)
- Accelerating Building Decarbonization: A White House Roundtable with Government and Industry (2021)
- Easy as ABC: How Advanced Building Construction Creates Efficiency, Affordable, and Appealing Solutions for Low-Carbon Buildings (2021)
- Electrifying Our Buildings: Challenges and Solutions (2021)
- Heat Pump Peer Exchange with the Low Carbon Pilot (2021)
- Pathways to Zero: Designing Impactful Carbon Reduction Targets (2021)
- Roadmap to Carbon Reductions in Multifamily Housing (2021)
- Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Collaborating to Implement Carbon Reduction Goals (2021)
- The Role of Architects, Engineers, and Contractors in Zero-Carbon Buildings (2021)
- Scaling Impact: Multi-Building Approaches to Carbon Reduction (2020)
Financing- Financing Solutions that Improve Efficiency in Both Energy and Water: A Focus on Hospitality (2022)
- Show Me the Money: Financing Decarbonization Projects (2022)
- In Case You Missed It: 2022 Better Buildings Summit Sampler (2022)
- Becoming ESPC-Ready (2021)
- Commercial PACE Toolkit: New Resources to Propel Your CPACE Program (2021)
- ESPC in the eXpress Lane: State and Local Project Tracking Tools (2021)
- Financing in Higher Education (2021)
- Finance Your Way to a Low-Carbon Future (2021)
- Five Key Trends in Energy Finance (2021)
- One Size Does Not Fit All: Lessons Learned From Financing Large and Small Energy Retrofits (2021)
- Perspectives on Resilience: Insurance and Credit Underwriting (2021)
- Put Your Money On It: Investing in Energy Efficiency (2021)
- The Anatomy of EaaS: How Efficiency-as-a-Service is Changing the Finance Game (2021)
- Building Value: How Energy Efficiency Impacts Mortgages and More (2020)
- CPACE Financing Turns 10: Impacts, Challenges, and What Comes Next (2020)
- Finance + Resilience Initiative Part 2: Taking Action to Improve Resilience and Disclose Performance (2020)
- Finance + Resilience Initiative Part 1: Building the Financial Business Case for Resilience (2020)
- Innovative Energy Efficiency Financing in Public Housing (2020)
- Multifamily Financing Roundtable: Financing Affordable Housing Retrofits (2020)
- The Dynamic Duo: Unleash Public Sector Energy Savings with Financing and Technical Assistance (2020)
- What's New in Energy Efficiency Finance? (2020)
- Rethinking Traditional Finance: How Efficiency-as-a-Service Can Drive Upgrades without Upfront Capital (2019)
- Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) Webinar Series (2018)
- Financing Energy Projects in Higher Education (2018)
- Using Commercial PACE Financing to Improve Efficiency and Resiliency in Buildings (2018)
- Made to Fit: How Paid-from-Savings Projects Can Work for Multifamily Rental Housing Providers (2017)
- Municipal Know-How for Energy Efficiency: Energy Data, ESPCs, and Outdoor Lighting (2017)
- Show Me the Money: How to Find Financing, Access Incentives, and Get Projects Done (2016)
Green Leasing- A Conversation with Green Lease Leaders (2021)
- The Value of Green Leasing (2021)
- Rethinking Leasing: Spotlight on the 2019 Green Lease Leaders (2019)
- How To Become a Green Lease Leader: The Latest in High-Performance Leasing Practices & Recognition (2017)
- Leveraging the Commercial Lease to "Automate" Energy and Water Cost Savings in Tenant Spaces (2017)
- Year of the Lease: New Tools for Leased Space Energy Efficiency (2017)
Healthy Buildings- Nothing to Sneeze At: Health Benefits of Electrification in Multifamily Housing (2023)
- Breathe Easy: Indoor Air Quality in Education Spaces (2022)
- Health, Efficiency, and Building Operations: Insights from the Pandemic and a Look Ahead (2021)
- Minimizing Infectious Disease Spread in Buildings: How HVAC Guidance has Evolved (2021)
- Monitoring Healthy Buildings: Using EMIS to Identify Issues with Ventilation, Air Quality, and Thermal Health (2021)
- Navigating Air Purification Technologies during COVID (2021)
- Office Buildings and Ventilation: How COVID-19 and Other Pathogens Spread Between Zones (2021)
- Planning for the Future: New and Improved Pandemic Protocols (2021)
- Workplace Evolution: Supporting Occupant Health While Achieving Energy Efficiency (2021)
- Fault Detection and Diagnostics in the Age of COVID-19 (2020)
- Learning from Building Operations During COVID (2020)
- Getting Read for Re-opening: Commissioning Experts Discuss Essential Systems Checks (2020)
- Combining Energy + Health Upgrades in Multifamily Housing (2020)
- Getting Ready for Re-opening: Commissioning Experts Discuss Essential System Checks (2020)
- Lighting & Electrical Technology Research Team Webinar - Germicidal UV Lighting (2020)
- Managing Buildings During a Shutdown and Bringing Them Back Online (2020)
- Managing HVAC Systems to Reduce Infectious Disease Transmission (2020)
- Better Buildings, Better Bodies: Strategies for Health & Wellness (2019)
Waste Reduction- Waste Reduction Network Quarterly Webinar (2023)
- It Just Gets Better And Better: Highlights from Better Project and Better Practice Award Winners (2023)
- Coming Full Circle: An Introduction to Circular Economy Principles (2022)
- Waste Reduction: Lessons Learned and What Comes Next (2021)
- Greatest Hits from the DOE Waste Reduction Pilot (2021)
- Early Best Practices from the Waste Reduction Pilot (2020)
Water & Wastewater
In buildings, there can be a strong relationship between water and energy use. Wastewater treatment facilities can account for up to 30% of municipal energy use; however, through data-driven operational changes, they can achieve significant energy and cost savings. Watch webinars related to water and wastewater by pressing MORE.
- It Just Gets Better And Better: Highlights from Better Project and Better Practice Award Winners (2023)
- Financing Solutions that Improve Efficiency in Both Energy and Water: A Focus on Hospitality (2022)
- The Thrill of Bills: Understanding Your Water Bills to Save Money and Energy (2022)
- Glass Half-Full: Saving Money By Saving Water (2021)
- Introduction to the Better Buildings, Better Plants Water Savings Network (2021)
- What's Next in Water Efficiency for Multifamily Housing (2021)
- Accelerating Technological Innovation in the Water Space (2021)
- Innovative Strategies for Resilience at Critical Facilities (2021)
- When Progress Flows: Water Reduction, Reuse, and Creative Solutions (2021)
- Best of the Betters: The Better Plants 2019 Better Project and Better Practice Presentations (2020)
- Stump the Chumps: How to Optimize Critical Facilities (2020)
- The Road to Resilience: Setting Energy Savings as a Strategic Priority for Wastewater Treatment Plants (2020)
- Wastewater Treatment 2.0: The Next Phase of Energy Efficiency and Recovery (2020)
- Benchmarking Water: New Approaches and Opportunities for Buildings (2018)
- Cutting Water Waste: DOE and EPA Resources to Advance Water Efficiency (2018)
- 2 For 1: Energy Efficiency and Water Savings are a Combo Deal (2017)
- Because Wastewater Matters: Evolutions in Wastewater Treatment and Examples of Distributed Treatment (2017)
Workforce Development- Build Your Workforce: Understanding Your Role in the Workforce Ecosystem (2023)
- Inspiring a Clean Energy Workforce (2022)
- Addressing Energy Burden and Workforce Development in Low-Income Communities (2021)
- Classroom to Career: Advancement in Energy Efficiency Jobs (2021)
- Leading the Way to a Diverse and Qualified Workforce (2021)
- Workforce Accelerator: Partner Best Practices (2021)
- Building a Clean Energy Workforce (2020)
- Back by Popular Demand: The Best of the 2018 Better Buildings Summit (2018)
Working with National Labs
DOE’s 17 National Labs tackle the critical scientific challenges of our time. They address large-scale, complex research and development challenges with a multidisciplinary approach that places an emphasis on translating basic science to innovation. Watch webinars related to the National Labs by pressing MORE.
- Home Energy Score 101: Assessing Efficiency and Savings (2023)
- Energy Efficiency Pilot Program for Older Commercial Buildings (2022)
- Field Validation of High Impact Technologies (HIT) (2021)
- Kick the Tires: Understanding the Role of R&D in the Deployment of Building Energy Technologies (2021)
- Driving Adoption of High-Impact Envelope and Integrated Lighting Strategies (2021)
- Emerging Trends and Technologies from DOE's National Labs (2021)
- De-Mystifying How Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Can be Used to Improve Building Performance (2020)
- The Next Frontier in Lighting: Getting Connected with the Integrated Lighting Campaign (2020)
- Unsealed: The Building Envelope Campaign (2020)
- Lessons from the Field: Real World Applications That Inform R&D (2019)
- Latest News from the Technology Research Teams (2018)
- Fall Tech Trends: Promising New Products from DOE's High Impact Technologies Catalyst Program (2017)
- Lab Partners: How to Leverage DOE National Laboratories (2017)
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