The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the recipients of its 2022 USGBC Leadership Awards.

The guidance follows through on President Biden’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan

Partnering Countries Will Harness the Power and Expertise of the U.S. Government, Philanthropic Groups and Academia to Scale Up Clean Energy Deployment and Investment.

Utilities spend $8 billion annually on energy efficiency, often without knowing whether they are helping or hurting the balance of supply and demand on the electric grid.

Cold climate heat pump technology challenge to reduce carbon pollution from cold climate heating and increase efficiency to save consumers money. 

The Solar Futures Study explores solar energy’s role in transitioning to a carbon-free electric grid.

The 15 awarded research projects are housed at colleges, universities, and labs across nine states and will advance new technologies to decarbonize biorefining processes used across the energy, transportation, and agriculture sectors.

2020 sets record for land-based wind generation, 24% increase in pipeline of offshore wind energy. 

New Berkeley Lab study finds that more energy-efficient and flexible buildings could be a substantial resource for the electric grid.

US DOE takes major steps toward reducing the carbon footprint of buildings, which use 40% of the nation’s energy; invests $30 million in new workforce training initiatives.