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Columbia, MD, United States, 2014/03/25 - Energetics Incorporated played a critical role in the development of a new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) roadmap that identifies priority window and building envelope research and development (R&D) areas of interest - Energetics.com.
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The roadmap, entitled Windows and Building Envelope Research and Development: Roadmap for Emerging Technologies, provides critical guidance to the windows and building envelope community about DOE’s expectations in terms of R&D targets and milestones for these technologies.
Energetics (energetics.com) worked with the DOE Building Technologies Office (BTO) through every step of the roadmap development process. Energetics led the planning, facilitation, and documentation of a workshop attended by key stakeholders and experts that provided foundational content for the roadmap. Energetics facilitated the four breakout sessions during the workshop, guiding participants through a structured brainstorming and analysis process. Energetics then drafted the initial roadmap, managed the roadmap peer review process, and worked with BTO staff to produce the final R&D roadmap. Throughout this process, the Energetics team leveraged its building technology expertise, editorial staff, graphic artists, and web developers.
The roadmap is a key resource for public and private decision makers as they evaluate and pursue R&D projects in next-generation energy-efficient windows and building envelope technologies. The roadmap describes the technology areas that DOE considers to be the most impactful, as well as identifies cost and performance targets for each key R&D area and the potential energy savings and technology return on investment if these cost and performance targets are met. In addition, the roadmap details market challenges, strategies for reducing soft costs, and market drivers that may be able to facilitate rapid technology adoption.
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