Research and Development

The U.S. Department of Energy views high-efficiency windows as essential to achieving its strategic goal of creating technologies and design approaches that lead to marketable zero energy homes by 2020. To this end, the DOE Building Technologies Program supports window research and development (R&D) focusing on two areas:

• Technology Development: for the next generation of fenestration products, across all climates and building types
• Design Tools and Technology Support: providing the tools and knowledge to develop advanced products

More information on windows R&D efforts:

• National Public Radio (NPR): Steve Selkowitz, head of the Building Technologies Department at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, recounts how the 1970s oil crisis led to three decades of window energy efficiency R&D. Listen now»
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) conducts research on new technologies for windows and glazing. For current information, see the LBNL website at windows.lbl.gov.