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Community Relations

Here's how EETD and the rest of Berkeley Lab is involved with its community.

EnergySmart Inventors

The EnergySmart Inventors competition took place early in 2001, thanks to funding from Owens-Corning, and to the considerable energy and enthusiasm devoted to its planning and execution by team members at the U.S. Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the sponsor and their contractors, and the many schools and students who participated. Although it has not been repeated in the same format, EnergySmart Inventors provides a useful template for future competitions to help spur interest among schoolchildren in the energy sciences.

Future Scientists

EETD scientists visit local schools to teach short lessons about energy and scientific research. This page provides resources for school visit volunteers.

Rebuilding Together Energy Teams

Every year, Berkeley Lab staff volunteer with other community members during the Albany-Berkeley-Emeryville Rebuilding Together April work weekend. Rebuilding Together renovates the homes of elderly and disabled residents. A special activity of Lab volunteers is the ENergy Team, which adds energy- and water-saving measures to these homes.

Recent Articles

Links to articles about EETD volunteers in the community.

Berkeley Lab Community Relations Office

Berkeley Lab's Community Relations Office offers a wide range of services to the community, including tours of Lab, and talks about science conducted here.