Knowledge: energy efficiency
See Also:
- home → consumer information → appliances
- science → environment → sustainability → sustainable living
- science → technology → energy → conservation
- science → technology → energy → renewable → home-made power
- shopping → niche → green living
Links
- Energyguide.com
http://www.energyguide.com/energy/default.asp - Energy analyzer tool. After answering questions about home construction, occupants, and appliances the analyzer provides breakdown and charts showing energy usage and areas that can be improved.
- Dulley House Insulation Guide
http://www.dulley.com/insul/finsul.shtml - Where to insulate and what materials to use. Calculate R-values for walls, attics and crawl spaces.
- The Home Energy Saver
http://hes.lbl.gov/ - Determine the energy consumption of a home and find ways to reduce it.
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
http://www.eia.doe.gov/ - Energy Information Administration (U.S. Dept. of Energy) Energy Statistics, Data, and Analysis
- For Your Home - Owens Corning
http://www.owenscorning.com/foryourhome/ - Everything from new construction to remodeling to insulating projects to efficiency checklist. Personal Project file holds information about different Owens Corning products that can be printed out for purchasing or planning.
- Appliance Standards Awareness Project
http://www.standardsasap.org/ - Report on the latest improvements that increase efficiency in appliances. Current lobbying efforts to enact more efficient standards for central air conditioners, clothes washers, fluorescent ballasts and water heaters.
- The Weatherization Pages
http://www.weatherization.com/ - Resource on using cellulose insulation and moisture barriers in attics, walls, and basements to improve safety, comfort, fuel conservation and environmental health in old and new homes. Principles, practice, solutions, case studies, and do it yourself advice.
- ESP Energy
http://www.espenergy.com/energy_tips.htm - Energy Saving information on all areas of the home. Including Air Conditioning, heating, insulation, windows, appliances, and lighting
- Partnership for Advanced Technologies in Housing
http://www.pathnet.org/ - Voluntary initiative that seeks to accelerate the creation and widespread use of advanced technologies to improve the quality, durability, environmental performance, energy efficiency, and affordability of housing.
- Buy Energy Efficient
http://www.buyenergyefficient.org/index.html - Provides information about the economic, environmental and health benefits of buying energy efficient products for the home.
- Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings
http://aceee.org/consumerguide/ - Home energy checklist for action, top rated appliances, highlights from the publication, and an order form for a printed version.
- Residential Energy Conservation
http://www.resercon.com - Energy conservation tips on insulation, heating, cooling, appliances, and lighting.
- Simply Insulate
http://www.simplyinsulate.com - Information on fiberglass insulation and links to energy efficiency programs in various states.
- Oikos
http://oikos.com/esb/42/airdisproj.html - Methods for designing, installing, and sealing leaking ductwork.
- Green Building Concepts
http://www.greenconcepts.com - information exchange on resource and energy efficient home building. Product tips, building hints, and newsletter archive.
- EZ Wizard
http://www.microtech.doe.gov/EnergyStar/ez_wizard.html - Free Energy Star software that provides a point and click interface for setting monitor power management energy savings features on PCs.
- Residential Wind Energy
http://www.awea.org/faq/rsdntqa.html - Brief overview on purchasing and operation of a residential wind turbine.
- Fine Homebuilding- Energy Efficiency
http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/pages/fh_feat_energyeff.asp - Articles on fixing a drafty house, understanding windows, and evaporative cooling.
- Energy Star Homes America
http://www.energystarhomesamerica.com/ - Information on the EPA's Energy Star program. How to apply energy efficient standards to a new or existing home. How builders can become involved in Energy Star.
- Energy Star
http://www.energystar.gov - Created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy to help consumers save money and prevent air pollution. Includes list of qualifying products, contractor selection tips, and contacts for low interest loans for upgrading to high efficiency equipment.
- Energy Quest
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/ - California Energy Commission's energy and environmental education site for students, parents and teachers. Materials for students from kindergarten through high school. Games, puzzles, science projects on energy and other challenging information.
- National Association of Insulation Manufacturers
http://www.naima.org/pages/resources/library/index/bi.html - Tips on determining insulation needs, installation suggestions, and a map of recommended R-values for new construction houses.
- Energy Star Home Improvement Toolbox
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_index - Tips, statistics, and calculators aiming to help homeowners improve their home's energy performance when repairing, remodeling, or improving their homes.
- Home Energy, the Magazine of Residential Conservation
http://homeenergy.org/hewebsite/ - Archive of past issues, subscription form.
- Southface Energy Institute Fact Sheets
http://www.southface.org/web/resources&services/publications/factsheets/sf_factsheet-menu.ht... - Technical bulletins focused on energy conservation. Everything from sealing ductwork to choosing a system to blower door and duct-blaster testing.
- Smith Electric Company
http://msmith.typepad.com/smithelectricco/ - The full story of the Smith family's purchase, installation and maintenance of a grid-connected home solar electricity system in Hamilton, NJ.
- Sage Farm Solar Home
http://www.sagefarm.net/ - Virtual tour of energy efficient residence that has evlolved over 20 years to demonstrate several approaches for capturing and using solar energy.
- Building America Program
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america/ - U.S. Department of Energy portal to technical resources supporting the construction of energy- and resource-efficient homes.
- Consortium for Energy Efficiency
http://www.cee1.org/resid/resid-main.php3 - Information on energy-saving opportunities for appliances, lighting, air conditioning systems and gas heating.
- Flex Your Power
http://www.fypower.com/res/tools/energy_tips.html - Residential energy saving tips.
- Alliance to Save Energy
http://www.ase.org/section/_audience/consumers - Consumer tips on lowering energy costs. Home energy checkup, power smart, clearing the air, and appliance olympics.
- Consumer Energy Information
http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/ - Comprehensive U.S. Department of Energy site, including glossary, fact sheets, and tips for several home systems and appliances.
- New York Energy $mart Web Site
http://www.getenergysmart.org/ - Energy saving tips to beat the heat, the Energy Smart University teaches about energy use, energy industry deregulation, and energy efficiency. Tools to conduct a home Energy Analysis.
- Making it Happen
http://hes.lbl.gov/hes/makingithappen/mih.html - Module to help homeowners capitalize on the energy savings opportunities identified by the Energy Advisor module. No regrets remodeling, no-cost and low-cost measures, installation, financing, and case studies.
- Million Solar Roofs
http://www.millionsolarroofs.org/ - Initiative to enable businesses and communities to install solar systems on one million rooftops across the United States by 2010. Links to federal and state government incentive plans.
- Northeast Energy Star
http://www.myenergystar.com - Includes energy efficiency tips, online energy savings calculators, dealer locators, and rebate information for Energy Star appliances and lighting.
- Meta-Efficient
http://www.gotoreviews.com/archives/metaefficient/ - Reviews of tools and techniques to live more simply and self-sufficiently. Incorporating these tools and techniques can decrease dependence on petroleum, electricity, gas for heating and cooling, municipal water and sewage utilities.
- Insulation Fact Sheet
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/roofs+walls/insulation/ins_01.html - Detailed information on everything from determining insulation needs, to selecting products, to installation methods.
- CFLbulbs.com
http://cflbulbs.com/ - Discusses compact fluorescent light bulbs and offers FAQs, news items, disposal information, and recalls.
- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ - Topics include lighting, appliances, and heating and cooling equipment; insulation and other weatherization materials; high-performance windows; automatic and "smart" controls; solar buildings; community programs; and related codes and standards.
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