; and (B) show the most promise for— (i) increasing building energy savings; (ii) increasing service performance to building occupants; (iii) reducing environmental impacts; and (iv) establishing cybersecurity; and (2) any other information the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 6. Leveraging existing programs (a) Better building challenge As part of the Better Building Challenge of the Department, the Secretary, in consultation with major private sector property owners, shall develop smart building accelerators to demonstrate innovative policies and approaches that will accelerate the transition to smart buildings in the public, institutional, and commercial buildings sectors. (b) Research and development (1) In general The Secretary shall conduct research and development to address key barriers to the integration of advanced building technologies and to accelerate the transition to smart buildings. (2) Inclusion The research and development conducted under paragraph (1) shall include research and development on— (A) achieving whole-building, systems-level efficiency through smart system and component integration; (B) improving physical components, such as sensors and controls, to be adaptive, anticipatory, and networked; (C) reducing the cost of key components to accelerate the adoption of smart building technologies; (D) data management, including the capture and analysis of data and the interoperability of the energy systems; (E) protecting against cybersecurity threats and addressing security vulnerabilities of building systems or equipment; (F) business models, including how business models may limit the adoption of smart building technologies and how to support transactive energy; (G) integration and application of combined heat and power systems and energy storage for resiliency; (H) characterization of buildings and components; (I) consumer and utility protections