Buildings Technology Roadmap

Leaders from industry, academic, and research communities are developing a series of technology roadmaps to anticipate opportunities and meet upcoming challenges in the building and equipment industry.

Facilitated by DOE's Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs, the initiative will help to align government resources with the high-priority needs identified by industry.

The roadmaps provide a framework for partnership among the diverse groups within each sector, and they serve as a starting point for ongoing dialogue, guiding continued cooperation and research.

The following roadmaps are displayed:

Vision 2020: The Lighting Technology Roadmap

This roadmap will help the lighting industry achieve its long-term vision for more efficient, more effective, and more economical lighting solutions

High-Performance Commercial Buildings: A Technology Roadmap

The focus of this technology roadmap is the "whole-buildings" approach, which coordinates the efforts of all participants in the commercial buildings industry.

Window Industry Technology Roadmap

This technology roadmap outlines windows as affordable "appliances in the wall" that are active and interactive parts of a true building system

HVAC&R Research for the 21st Century (with the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration

Technology Institute)

This roadmap outlines strategies to advance the energy efficiency, comfort, and environmental quality of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration equipment

Building envelope technology roadmap: a 20-year industry plan for building envelopes

This roadmap guides an integrated approach to building envelope design.

Residential Buildings Technology Roadmap