Posted by Webmaster on 26. April 2012 16:29
DOE-BTP's Building Envelope R&D Program, in association with the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) has announced a "Windows Technology Roadmapping Workshop this summer in Bloomington, Minnesota! The workshop will take place at The Hotel Sofitel Minneapolis on June 28th from 10:00am-2:00pm in conjunction with the WDMA Annual Technical Conference.
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Posted by Webmaster on 5. April 2012 11:21
In March, the Building Technologies Program at DOE released a competitive solicitation (scroll down to the heading: DE-FOA-0000621: Energy Savings through Improved Mechanical Systems and Building Envelope Technologies). DOE is looking for reviewers with deep technical and/or market expertise in the HVAC and/or Building Envelope areas for both the Concept Paper phase and Full Application phase. In ...
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Posted by Webmaster on 2. April 2012 17:53
If you're planning on attending The Adhesive and Sealant Council's 2012 Adhesive & Sealant Convention, you'll want to catch The Department of Energy's closing session at the Grand Hyatt Denver in Denver, Colorado on April 17 (the show itself will run from April 15-17). The presentation is titled "U.S. DOE Building Envelope R&D Activity and Opportunities for the Adhesive and Sealant Industr...
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Posted by Webmaster on 29. March 2012 15:07
Two days after announcing big changes to the High Performance Windows Volume Purchase Program (WVP), the WVP team has one more new and very important program update to share:
Prices for windows on www.WindowsVolumePurchase.org will be no longer be listed on the site.
An updated announcement from Tuesday can be found below with this information.
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Posted by Webmaster on 28. March 2012 14:03
The High Performance Windows Volume Purchase (WVP) Program Team is announcing big changes to the market transformation effort, following a two hour stakeholder strategy session on February 2nd, 2012. The strategy session, held via webinar and hosted by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), welcomed nearly 50 participants from window manufacturers, non-profit organizations, Federal agencies...
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Posted by Webmaster on 16. March 2012 15:38
On March 2, 2012, ARPA-E announced the release of an Open Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), with letters of intent due on March 30 and Concept Paper submissions due on April 12. The recently updated sections of this FOA are identified in the FOA file located on the ARPA-E Funding Opportunity eXCHANGE Portal: https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/. Check it out, and you'll see under Category 6 of the...
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Posted by Webmaster on 9. March 2012 17:59
As part of the Obama Administration's blueprint for an American economy built to last, Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the availability of up to $5.2 million in fiscal year 2012 to develop improved building efficiency technologies, including advanced heating and cooling systems and high efficiency insulation, windows and roofs. Those interested in submitting building envelope projects ...
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Posted by Webmaster on 9. March 2012 17:41
You read correct! You can now head over to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) page on the DOE-Office of Science web site and learn more about the topics to be released in the April 3 program funding opportunity announcement (FOA). Topics include:
Advanced manufacturing
Biomass
Buildings
Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies
Solar
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Posted by Webmaster on 23. February 2012 16:33
US Glass Magazine has been covering the Glass Association of North America (GANA) Annual Conference this week in Sarasota, FL, and recently featured Tim Snow and Robert Tenent - scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - and their thoughts on the latest in glass and window technology. Watch this video for interviews with both Snow and Tenent to learn more about highly insulati...
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Posted by Webmaster on 21. February 2012 17:24
If you're a Questar Gas customer out west, you'll be happy to learn that the "ThermWise Builder Rebates Program" is offering a new cash rebate to builders of new single and multifamily residential homes. This rebate focuses on R-5 windows available through the WVP web site: www.WindowsVolumePurchase.org, offering a $2.50/sq. ft. incentive for installing products from the WVP program! Visit the Que...
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Posted by Webmaster on 17. February 2012 18:15
As part of the Administration's support for innovations in American manufacturing, DOE highlighted a recent breakthrough in residential window manufacturing that cuts down production time, while creating better-insulating, highly energy-efficient windows. This innovative manufacturing design was partially funded by DOE and developed by GED Integrated Solutions, Inc. (GED), a worldwide supplier of ...
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