Commercial buildings account for about one-third of all California
electricity consumption, at an annual cost of $9 billion. Although
aggressive efforts by California to improve building design have led to
significant increases in commercial building energy efficiency over the past
20 years, the savings are still well below technical and economic potential.
A three-year public-private research initiative, which targets substantial
reductions in the energy costs of commercial buildings, under the leadership
of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory is close to completion. More than $9 million in
research, development, demonstration and deployment funding has been
provided by the California Energy Commission through its Public Interest
Energy Research Program, along with the Department of Energy and private
sector partners who provided in-kind assistance.
To browse the HPCBS Web Site, you can use one of the four targeted site maps for Commercial Building Professionals or
you can proceed to the HPCBS Program Overview page and browse the entire web site.
