March 2015 Issue of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Update

Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

Building America Program

Dear Building America colleague: The March 2015 issue of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Update newsletter is now available! Read this issue to learn about: Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC) and IBACOS—national leaders in homebuilding innovation The March 18 webinar, Building America Research Tools: Field Test Best Practices, BEopt™, and the National Residential Efficiency Measures Database Bonneville Power Administration's Funding Opportunity Announcement for innovative technologies in the areas of collaborative transmission, energy efficiency, demand response, and power generation asset management—due March 27, 2015 New U.S. Department of Energy standards for water heaters Building America Solution Center guides and checklists to help you build solar-ready homes Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s new Buildings Crowdsourcing Community tool to share ideas for cutting-edge building technologies Residential success stories highlighting BA-PIRC and IBACOS team projects Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Range Hood Roundup to improve indoor air quality Building America in the news The latest publications from Building America: measure guidelines, case studies for new and existing homes and technologies, and more! Read the full March issue for the latest news and information from Building America. Learn more about the Building America program. And, please forward this notice to interested colleagues.