The SEED Platform: Decarbonizing Cities Through Robust Data Management
Established in 1963, the R&D 100 Awards is the only S&T (science and technology) awards competition that recognizes new commercial products, technologies, and materials for their technological significance that are available for sale or license. The R&D 100 Awards, celebrating the program's 60th Anniversary this year, has long been a benchmark of excellence for industry sectors as diverse as telecommunications, high-energy physics, software, manufacturing, and biotechnology. This 2022 R&D 100 winner is listed below, along with its respective category.
Category: Software/Services
Developers: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Co-Developers: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
United States
Product Description:The Standard Energy Efficiency Data Platform is a data management and analysis tool that helps cities improve their building stock and reduce carbon emissions. SEED takes in raw data from thousands of diverse buildings to create a detailed building inventory that enables decision makers to craft effective carbon-reduction programs.
Developers: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Co-Developers: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
United States
Product Description:The Standard Energy Efficiency Data Platform is a data management and analysis tool that helps cities improve their building stock and reduce carbon emissions. SEED takes in raw data from thousands of diverse buildings to create a detailed building inventory that enables decision makers to craft effective carbon-reduction programs.

NREL's SEED Team