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Quantifiable, viable pathways on how to use buildings for grid flexibility to help meet utility, state, and nationwide energy end-use goals.
Engagement with communities to support customer program adoption and ensure everyone has access to safe, reliable, and affordable homes and businesses.
Risks, costs, and time associated with the implementation of customer technology programs.
Building codes, performance standards, and code preparedness to help inform infrastructure readiness, future building development, and cost mitigation strategies.
Feasibility and implementation of deep efficiency, building flexibility, integration of distributed generation and storage, and grid integration.
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EPRI’s Advanced Buildings and Communities Program delivers practical tools and research to advance the safety, reliability, and affordability of residential and commercial buildings. Through designing, developing, deploying, integrating, and scaling residential and commercial buildings, the Advanced Buildings and Communities Program examines and delivers pathways and action plans to enable the transformation of the entire building ecosystem.
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Digitally enabled buildings that use monitoring solutions, automation, and AI (artificial intelligence).
Building Connectivity
Social, economic, and environmental outcomes that arise from efficient buildings besides energy.
Energy-Co-Benefits
The ability of buildings to withstand and recover from energy disruptions.
Energy Resilience
Selective adoption of electric technologies in buildings to support grid-reliability and flexibility.
Electrification
A reduction of energy consumption that can provide the same product or service.
Energy Efficiency
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The buildings ecosystem, which is considered the built environment and its intersection with the people that live or work within it, their various technologies and appliances, and the electric grid makes up more than 35% of the U.S. carbon emissions. Research surrounding buildings and communities can provide insights into the feasibility and scalability for decarbonization of the building sector as the U.S. transitions to net-zero emissions.
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Decarbonization
Voluntary, market-driven reductions in carbon emissions throughout a building's lifecycle.
EPRI Buildings Research Accomplishments
Developed and deployed the first production build Net-Zero Community and one of the first Connected Communities.
Established a computational framework to quantify the value of demand-side flexibility in high-performance smart neighborhood communities.
Successfully implemented novel solutions to address challenges with retrofitting advanced energy technologies and appliances in existing multifamily buildings
Demonstrated pathways to develop affordable and energy efficient multifamily housing through a combination of building envelope, energy efficient technologies and appliances, and on-site energy generation strategies.
Collaborated with partners to deliver opportunities related to energy resilience, customer education and training, and building performance standards for new and existing building stock.
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Building Technologies
Research, development, and deployment of building technologies that advance energy efficiency and grid flexibility.
Energy Innovations
Development and implementation of new solutions that address the growing demand for energy in buildings.
Energy Affordability
Ensuring everyone has access to affordable energy and the associated technologies.
Network of distributed energy resources that work together as one powerplant. VPPs can use grid networks to tailor supply and demand for customers by using devices that store, generate, and shift electricity.
Virtual Power Plants
Building that uses energy-efficient resources such as connected end-use equipment and/or onsite DERs to co-optimize energy cost, grid services, and occupant needs in an integrated way.
Grid-Interactive Buildings
Communities that leverage networks of connected technologies to provide more efficient, innovative, and sustainable infrastructure.
Connected Communities
Creation of meaningful relationships and education for customers on building electrification/decarbonization– ultimately allowing for the design of equitable strategies.
Customer Engagement, Education, and Adoption
A set of rules and standards for the design, construction, alteration, materials, maintenance, and performance of buildings.
Building Codes, Standards, Programs, and Policies
Data is critical in determining the effectiveness and success of different decarbonization measures.
Building Performance Data
The built environment – including the occupants, technologies, appliances, and the building's connection to the electric grid – accounts for almost 37% of total U.S. energy consumption. Research on buildings and communities offers valuable insights into the feasibility and scalability of buildings as flexible grid resources, which supports energy innovation, efficiency and affordability.
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Buildings that integrate advanced technologies and construction practices to optimize buildings and communities' performance.
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Network of distributed energy resources that work together as one powerplant. VPPs can use grid networks to tailor supply and demand for customers by using devices that store, generate, and shift electricity.
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Virtual Power Plants
Building that use energy-efficient resources such as connected end-use equipment and/or onsite DERs to co-optimize energy cost, grid services, and occupant needs in an integrated way. To learn more, click here
Grid-Interactive Buildings
Communities that leverage networks of connected technologies to provide more efficient, innovative, and reliable infrastructure. To learn more, click here
Connected Communities
Engaging and educating customers on advanced buildings to understand their needs and perspectives.
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Customer Engagement, Education, and Adoption
A set of rules and standards for the design, construction, alteration, materials, maintenance, and performance of buildings.
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Building Codes, Standards, Programs, and Policies
Utilizing decentralized energy resources like solar, batteries, and microgrids to ensure continuous power and enhance resilience against power supply disruptions.
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Energy Assuredness and Security
Ensuring affordable access to safe, healthy living and working environments through cost-effective infrastructure improvements.
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Energy Affordability
Buildings designed to minimize energy consumption and promote healthier spaces throughout the building’s lifecycle.
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Innovative Building Design and Construction
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A set of rules and standards for the design, construction, alteration, materials, maintenance, and performance of buildings.
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Building Codes, Standards, Programs, and Policies
Data is critical in determining the effectiveness and success of different Advanced building measures.
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Building Performance Data