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The winning entry in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 2015 Race to Zero Student Design Competition includes a HVAC system that is so efficient, it would generate only $282 in annual heating costs, and $38 for cooling.

U.S. energy consumption has slowed recently and is not anticipated to return to growth levels seen in the second half of the 20th century, according to a report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). 

Carrier Corp. will supply approximately 40,000 ComfortChoice^® thermostats to Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) for its SmartHours^® program. 

Authored by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, the ordinance aims to reduce the city’s energy footprint while creating jobs. 

BuildingIQ, a leading energy management software company, announced that it has been selected by the D.C. Department of General Services (DGS) to deploy its cloud-based technology within eight of the District of Columbia’s public buildings, ranging from hospitals and education facilities to commercial office spaces.

Recurrent LLC has announced the addition of Mike Opitz to lead its Energy Conservation Services business, where the company said it has seen a growing demand for these services.

During the past decade, as technologies have matured and the economic benefits have become apparent, the global market for building energy management systems (BEMS) has continued to evolve, notes Navigant Research.

New figures from the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review show a record amount of new, clean solar energy coming online over the next 20 months, greatly benefitting the environment.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $4 million in funding to develop and demonstrate new energy efficiency solutions for homes through its Building America program.

ASHRAE has announced the technical program for its “Energy Modeling Conference: Tools for Designing High Performance Buildings,” Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, 2015, in Atlanta, at the Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel and Conference Center.