U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Building Technologies Program - Buildings Database

Photo of the Conde Nast Building at Four Times Square in New York City.

The High Performance Buildings Database is research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy that seeks to improve building performance measuring methods by collecting data on various factors that affect a building's performance, such as energy, materials, and land use. The database collects information from buildings around the world, ranging from homes and commercial interiors to large buildings and even whole campuses and neighborhoods. These may be certified green projects, or simply projects that have one or more notable environmental features. The information has been reviewed for consistency and presentation, but in most cases, the details have not been independently verified.

See search options at left, or list all 125 projects. Anyone may submit a project (free registration required) for consideration. Read more about the database to learn how projects are chosen to be published on this site.