,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bb1    
#bjae ,ms4 ,cantwell introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
accelerate the adoption of smart        
building technologies in the private    
sector and key ,federal agencies4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,smart ,building ,acceleration     
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds    
that-- 7#a7 the building sector uses    
more than #dj percent of the energy of  
the ,nation2  7#b7 emerging building    
energy monitoring and control           
technologies are enabling a transition  
of the building sector to smart         
buildings that have dramatically reduced
 energy use and improved quality of     
service to occupants2  7#c7 an analysis 
of select private-sector smart buildings
 by the ,department of ,energy would    
document the costs and benefits of those

 emerging technologies1 promote their   
adoption1 and accelerate that           
transition2  7#d7 with over #djj1jjj    
buildings1 the ,federal ,government is  
the largest building owner in the       
,united ,states2 and  7#e7 the ,federal 
,government can also accelerate the     
transition to smart building            
technologies by demonstrating and       
evaluating emerging smart building      
technologies using existing programs and
 funding to showcase selected ,federal  
smart buildings4  #c4 ,definitions ,in  
this ,act3 7#a7 ,program ,the term      
program means the smart building program
 established under section #e7;a74  7#b7
 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means  
the ,secretary of ,energy4  7#c7 ,smart 
building ,the term smart building means 
a building with an energy system that-- 
7,a7 is flexible and automated2  7,b7   
has extensive operational monitoring and
 communication connectivity1 allowing   
remote monitoring and analysis of all   
building functions2  7,c7 is integrated 

with the overall building operations for
 control of energy generation1          
consumption1 and storage2 and  7,d7     
communicates with utilities and other   
third party commercial entities where   
appropriate4  #d4 ,survey of private    
sector smart buildings  7a7 ,survey ,the
 ,secretary shall conduct a survey of   
privately owned smart buildings         
throughout the ,nation1 including       
commercial buildings and buildings owned
 by nonprofit organizations and         
institutions of higher education4  7b7  
,selection ,from among the smart        
buildings surveyed under subsection 7a71
 the ,secretary shall select at least #a
 building each from an appropriate range
 of building sizes and types4  7c7      
,evaluation ,using the guidelines of the
 ,federal ,energy ,management ,program  
relating to whole-building evaluation1  
measurement1 and verification1 the      
,secretary shall evaluate the costs and 
benefits of the buildings selected under
 subsection 7b71 including an           

identification of--  7#a7 which advanced
 building technologies-- 7,a7 are most  
cost-effective2 and  7,b7 show the most 
promise for-- 7i7 increasing building   
energy savings2  7ii7 increasing service
 performance to building occupants2 and 
7iii7 reducing environmental impacts2   
and  7#b7 any other information the     
,secretary determines to be appropriate4
  #e4 ,federal smart building program   
7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall
 establish a program to establish #a or 
more smart buildings under the          
jurisdiction of several key ,federal    
agencies1 including buildings that are  
owned by the ,federal ,government but   
are commercially operated1 to           
demonstrate the costs and benefits of   
smart buildings4  7b7 ,federal agency   
described ,the key ,federal agencies    
referred to in subsection 7a7 shall     
include-- 7#a7 the ,department of       
,defense2  7#b7 the ,department of      
,energy2  7#c7 the ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs2 and  7#d7 the       

,general ,services ,administration4  7c7
 ,requirement ,in carrying out the      
program1 the ,secretary shall leverage  
existing procurement mechanisms4  7d7   
,evaluation ,using the guidelines of the
 ,federal ,energy ,management ,program  
relating to whole-building evaluation1  
measurement1 and verification1 the      
,secretary shall evaluate the costs and 
benefits of the buildings selected under
 this section including an              
identification of--  7#a7 which advanced
 building technologies-- 7,a7 are most  
cost-effective2 and  7,b7 show the most 
promise for-- 7i7 increasing building   
energy savings2  7ii7 increasing service
 performance to building occupants2 and 
7iii7 reducing environmental impacts2   
and  7#b7 any other information the     
,secretary determines to be appropriate4
  #f4 ,leveraging existing programs  7a7
 ,better ,building ,challenge ,as part  
of the ,better ,building ,challenge of  
the ,department of ,energy1 the         
,secretary shall develop a smart        

building accelerator in consultation    
with major private sector property      
owners to demonstrate innovative        
policies and approaches that will       
accelerate the transition to smart      
buildings4  7b7 ,research and           
development  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary shall conduct research and   
development to address key barriers to  
the integration of advanced building    
technologies and to accelerate the      
transition to smart buildings4  7#b7    
,inclusion ,the research and development
 conducted under paragraph 7#a7 shall   
include research and development on--   
7,a7 physical components1 such as       
sensors and controls2  7,b7 reducing the
 cost of key components to accelerate   
the adoption of smart building          
technologies2  7,c7 data management1    
including the capture and analysis of   
data and the interoperability of the    
energy systems2  7,d7 business models1  
including how business models may limit 
the adoption of smart building          

technologies and how to support         
transactive energy2  7,e7               
characterization of buildings and       
components2  7,f7 consumer and utility  
protections2  7,g7 continuous           
management1 including the challenges of 
managing multiple energy systems and    
optimizing systems for disparate        
stakeholders2 and  7,h7 other areas of  
research and development1 as determined 
appropriate by the ,secretary4  #g4     
,report ,not later than #ah months after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary shall submit to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
on--  7#a7 the survey and evaluation of 
private sector smart buildings carried  
out under section #d2  7#b7 the         
evaluation of ,federal smart buildings  
carried out under section #e2 and  7#c7 
any recommendations of the ,secretary to
 further accelerate the transition to   

smart buildings4