DOE 'Innovation Hub' to Develop New Energy-Efficient Building Designs

PHILADELPHIA—DOE is creating the Energy-Efficient Building Systems Design Energy Innovation Hub to develop technologies that make buildings more energy efficient. The hub team of researchers from academia, two national laboratories, and the private sector will receive up to $122 million over the next five years to develop models that are applicable to retrofits and new construction. The hub will be located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard Clean Energy campus. Its more than 200 buildings and its independent electric microgrid will be used as a "virtual municipality." Read more