From 2010 to 2011, EERE invested in Soladigm Inc., an energy-efficient buildings materials company, as one of 14 selections for projects focused on advancing windows and envelope component technologies to enhance energy savings and performance. Now known as View Inc., the company is deploying its patented View Dynamic Glass. Currently used in windows at the W Hotel in San Francisco, this smart glass material constantly adjusts its tint, lightening and darkening with the sunlight. This technology is similar to transition eyeglasses in that it changes with outside lighting. View Inc. was able to demonstrate this technology on a much larger scale, laying a foundation for use in future building design. View's window designs are decreasing energy costs and improving quality of life by decreasing glares and helping to control internal temperatures. View is also creating green jobs—employing 100 people at its headquarters in Milpitas, California, and another 150 at its Olive Branch, Mississippi, plant. As of June 2012, View has secured $125 million to date in venture capital for the project.

Positive Impact

EERE's investment in View Inc. has helped with the development of View Dynamic Glass—windows that adjust their tint, lightening and darkening with the sunlight.

Locations

Milpitas, California

Partners

View Inc.

EERE Investment

$3.46 million

Clean Energy Sector

Energy-saving homes, buildings, and manufacturing

The Buildings Technologies Office leads a vast network of research and industry partners to continually develop innovative, cost-effective energy saving solutionsbetter products, better new homes, better ways to improve older homes, and better buildings in which we work, shop, and lead our everyday lives.

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) success stories highlight the positive impact of its work with businesses, industry partners, universities, research labs, and other entities.