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August 31, 2026
Greentown and IMPEL Highlight AI & Energy Innovations at Sector Pitch Day
Greentown and IMPEL Highlight AI & Energy Innovations at Sector Pitch Day
IMPEL at Berkeley Lab, in partnership with Greentown Labs, hosted the AI & Energy Sector Pitch Day in Houston.
Brian Walker of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Building Technologies Office opened with a keynote on DOE's priorities in scaling building technologies and AI infrastructure.
A massive shoutout to our IMPEL startups for demonstrating their market readiness:
1. Thomas Mills from Pace AI: Using AI/ML to optimize everything that heats and cools our world, driving costs down and grid reliability up.
2. Sandy Curth from Forma Systems: A generative optimization platform reimagining how the construction industry designs and delivers projects.
3. Grant Genzman from Hungry Machines Energy: Automating Home Energy and the Grid
The closing panel featured Jorge Peña Alarcón from Microsoft, Robert Kester from Veriten, Ken Myers from Shoreless AI, and moderated by IMPEL Director Reshma Singh. The speakers got candid about - AI Hype or Reality: What AI Actually Delivers in Energy Operations.
November 1, 2024
2024 IMPEL National Showcase at the DOE Building Technologies Office Peer Review
2024 IMPEL National Showcase at the DOE Building Technologies Office Peer Review
The IMPEL National Showcase, held at the U.S. DOE's Building Technologies Office annual Peer Review, gathered a remarkable group of innovators, investors, and building tech experts to discuss solutions to enhance reliability and security in the built environment. Four IMPEL Innovators presented at this year's showcase.
October 17, 2024
Greentown and IMPEL Highlight Building Tech Innovations at Sector Pitch Day
Greentown and IMPEL Highlight Building Tech Innovations at Sector Pitch Day
On September 4, 2024, 22 startups presented innovative building technologies at the Greentown Labs & IMPEL Building Tech Pitch Day.
Highlights included Jane Chen of Stepwise, who won the Storyteller Award for her predictive software that improves building performance, and Alexa Bednarz of Eco-Shelter, who received the Champion Award for her affordable roofing solutions. Other presenters included Taylor Vick of Counterbalance, Darius Roberts of Uplift Solar, and Ryan Li of Revert Technologies, along with companies such as AeroShield Material and Flame Thermal Solutions, underscoring IMPEL’s commitment to advancing building innovation and resilience.
April 12, 2024
From Pitch Perfect to Business Plans: A Journey Through IMPEL's Recent In-Person Trainings
From Pitch Perfect to Business Plans: A Journey Through IMPEL's Recent In-Person Trainings
IMPEL has been bustling with activity as it continues in its fifth year of fostering innovation and empowering budding entrepreneurs through a series of impactful in-person programming, including workshops and business seminars.
Building a Better Tomorrow: Building Sector Pitch Day with IMPEL and Go Build 2023 with Saint-Gobain
Building a Better Tomorrow: Building Sector Pitch Day with IMPEL and Go Build 2023 with Saint-Gobain
This piece comes from Greentown Labs' July 2023 Partner Digest Newsletter.
We’ve had buildings on our mind recently—and with good reason! The sector is ripe for innovation as we rethink and reshape how we design, construct, and manage the built environment.
July 5, 2023
IMPEL: Propelling Emerging Building Technologies to the Forefront of Construction
IMPEL: Propelling Emerging Building Technologies to the Forefront of Construction
This article by Anca Gagiuc was published in Commercial Property Executive.
Packaging innovative ideas to appeal to investors can be challenging. Here’s how the DOE-funded program can help.
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