Who funds building energy efficiency research?

We count 222 funded building energy efficiency projects, active between 2020 and 2032, from 6 funders. The most came from EU · Climate, Energy and Mobility (62 projects), EU · MSCA (37 projects) and EU · ERC (21 projects). The median award is $2.1M, across the 218 of 222 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

222

Funders

6

Median award

$2.1M

Open calls now

5

Top funders of building energy efficiency research

Projects whose title or summary mentions building energy efficiency. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open building energy efficiency funding calls

5 open calls mention building energy efficiency today.

• Thermal energy optimisation and waste heat recovery of high energy demand IT rooms in buildings or small edge data centres
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €5,250,000Deadline: September 15, 2027 ·
• Building America Subject Matter Expert Technical Support
  Department of EnergyNot specifiedDeadline: November 16, 2026 ·
• Norway and Singapore Joint Maritime Research Call
  Research Council of NorwayNOK 4,000,000 – NOK 7,000,000Deadline: January 20, 2027 ·
• On-site robotic and automated techniques for building renovation and new construction
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €6,750,000Deadline: September 15, 2027 ·
• Integrating circularity in LCA-based modelling frameworks for renovation of buildings (Built4People Partnership)
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €6,750,000Deadline: September 15, 2027 ·

Funded building energy efficiency projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Research Infrastructure: Mid-scale RI-1 (M1:IP): LaNeXT - The Laboratory for Next Generation X-ray Science and Technology
  NSF · ENG · $19,982,354 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Direct Characterization of Local Chemical Order in Complex Concentrated Alloys and its Impact on Mechanical Properties
  NSF · MPS · $749,999 · ends 2031
• CAREER: CORTEX: Next-Generation COmputing with Brain-Inspired Resilient, Transformative, and EXplainable Intelligence
  NSF · SBE · $655,286 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Structure-Function Analysis of PEG-Lipid Shedding for Rational Design of Targeted Nanoparticles
  NSF · MPS · $750,000 · ends 2031
• Long wavelength oxygenic photosynthesis
  UKRI · BBSRC · £5,069,750 · ends 2030
• Building the nExT generaTion of marine Eco-friendly wind faRm
  UKRI · Horizon Europe Guarantee · £535,844 · ends 2030
• This project will build sustainable engineering curricula in marine energy at the university of wisconsin-madison
  DOE · $500,000 · ends 2030
• The project entails the city of dallas utilizing requested funding to execute significant improvements at the martin luther king jr
  DOE · $2,000,000 · ends 2030
• Collaborative Research: Coupled Hydro-structural Mechanics of Non-rigid Floating Bodies under Quasi-standing and Breaking Waves
  NSF · ENG · $329,113 · ends 2029
• Collaborative Research: Integrated Experimental and Modeling Approach to Understand Controls on Subduction Zone Earthquakes
  NSF · GEO · $355,007 · ends 2029

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “buildings energy”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.