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This bill, the Smart Building Acceleration Act of 2018, aims to establish a Federal Smart Building Program to implement and demonstrate the costs and benefits of smart building technologies. Key provisions include: 1) Directing the Secretary of Energy to establish the Federal Smart Building Program within 1 year, which will select and evaluate smart buildings across several key federal agencies to identify cost-effective advanced building technologies that can increase energy savings, service performance, and cybersecurity. 2) Requiring the Secretary to conduct a survey and evaluation of privately-owned smart buildings to also identify promising technologies and best practices. 3) Authorizing the Secretary to leverage existing programs, like the Better Building Challenge, to develop smart building accelerators that demonstrate innovative policies and approaches to accelerate the adoption of smart building technologies. 4) Directing the Secretary to conduct research and development to address barriers to integrating advanced building technologies and accelerating the transition to smart buildings. 5) Requiring the Secretary to submit periodic reports to Congress on the progress and findings of the program. The overall goal is to accelerate the adoption of smart building technologies across the public and private sectors through federal leadership, demonstration projects, and targeted research and development.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5069/all-info