Buildings Technology Center of Excellence - Research and development of technologies to improve the energy efficiency and environmental compatibility of residential and commercial buildings. Facilities are available to manufacturers, universities, and others for proprietary and nonproprietary research and development. At Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
City of Chicago: City Hall's Roof Top Garden - An experiment to cut energy costs and reduce pollution. Site includes information about the design and construction, as well as the method of testing its benefits.
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings - A team of designers, home builders, and product manufacturers that has joined the Department of Energy's Building America Program on a cost-shared basis. All CARB projects are Energy-Star homes.
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) - Focuses on research activities of the CERL. Research goals are to provide coordination with communities in regard to military operations in adjacent areas. Also includes information on cultural resources research, land management, seismic engineering, endangered species and environmental restoration.
Constructive Technologies Group, Inc. - Publications provide information on green buildings and the growing emphasis on building performance and occupant health. Produce Better Buildings Interactive computer based training products designed to improve building performance.
Cool Roofing Materials Database - Assists with the selection of roofing materials which reflect, or otherwise reject, the sun's radiant energy, before it penetrates into the interior of the building. From the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory .
DOE's Building Technologies Program - Research and dissemination of information about energy-saving appliance technologies (washers, and refrigerators), energy-efficient building construction, and related topics such as indoor air quality.
The Energy Conservatory - Manufacture precision diagnostic equipment used to solve comfort, energy use, durability and air quality problems in buildings.
Energy Efficiency in Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Buildings - Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) information to control operating costs and to preserve profitability and maintain a competitive edge. Information to eliminate inefficient energy use through the implementation of energy efficiency measures.
High Performance HVAC - Offers information concerning energy efficiency of air conditioning, heating and building automation systems. Includes information on indoor air quality, safety and building energy efficiency tips.
Intelligent Energy Optimizers, LLC - IEO evaluates, designs, supplies, installs and services software systems, electronic and electrical devices to achieve optimization of energy usage.
Passive Solar Housing - How to build homes that use less than half the energy of conventional homes yet will fit into a typical suburban neighborhood.
PNL: Building Systems Program (BSP) - Research program of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNL) to optimize the combined performance of building systems. Includes mission statement and publication.
Productive Energy Solutions - Interactive site provides information for industrial and commercial facilities to help them understand the cost and savings of operating various pieces of equipment.
Revival - Project supported by the European Commission in which six buildings have been refurbished using sustainable solutions.
Sea Water Cooling System for Downtown Vancouver - Proposes to use a sea water cooling system to replace air conditioners used by office buildings. Site is a result of a UBC Mechanical Engineering undergraduate project.
Stork Energy Efficient Home Technology - Features technologies for energy savings in building a new home in hot and humid Myrtle Beach, SC. Solution to the problems of hurricanes, tornadoes, termites, fire, allergies, and low maintenance. Constructed using Insulated Concrete Forms and steel trusses and steel interior walls.
Usable Buildings - A large and well organised collection of information, guidance and research findings on the "virtual circle" of good procurement, design, construction and management of buildings to make them pleasant to occupy and manage, energy efficiency in use, and productive for occupants.
Air Leakage Resource - Resources on detecting and preventing air leakage in buildings to reduce energy loss. Includes thermodynamic conservation equations.
Best Practices Energy Smart Technologies for Today - An initiative of DOE's Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT), to help manufacturing plants improve energy efficiency and reduce costs in motor, steam, compressed air, and process heat systems. Works with its Allied Partners to assist thousands of industrial end-users nationwide achieve increased energy efficiency and productivity improvements.
Center for Energy and Climate Solutions (CECS) - Helps companies boost profits and productivity by cutting greenhouse gas emissions with practical advice, tools and technologies. Objective is to use resources more efficiently in a way that benefits both financial and environmental performance.
Duct Leakage - Features several online articles about residential HVAC duct leakage.
EcoDriving USA - Contains tips on how to drive more efficiently, a virtual eco-driving test, educational tools, and news items.
El Sid's Green Space - An engineer discusses responsible energy choices and irresponsible energy policy.
Energy Efficiency - US DOE Energy Information Administration (EIA) provide efficiency indicators and measurements of greenhouse gas as related to energy use and energy efficiency.
Energy Efficient Smart Windows - Illustrated tutorial shows how this developing window technology can block either all light or just some by simply turning a knob making smart windows a smart choice for energy efficiency.
Energy Efficient Windows - Information on the benefits of energy-efficient windows, descriptions of how they work, and recommendations for their selection and use. Sponsored by the Efficient Windows Collaborative (EWC), U.S. Department of Energy Windows and Glazings Program, and industry members.
Energy Ideas Clearinghouse - Energy efficiency information and resources applicable to residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural energy uses. Searchable Energy Solutions Database with comprehensive answers to energy efficiency questions.
Energy Saving Now - Provide tips and tricks on saving energy resources.
Energy Savings - List of links from the US Department of Energy - Energy Information Administration.
Focus on Energy - Promotes renewable energy projects and works with eligible Wisconsin residents and businesses to install cost effective energy efficient devices. Its efforts help manage rising energy costs, promote in-state economic development, protect the environment and reduce the state's growing demand for electricity and natural gas.
Home Energy Magazine - Selected articles from magazine on residential energy conservation.
The Home Energy Saver - Calculate the best ways to save energy in the home. From Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL).
Low Energy House - Provides information on energy efficiency for new and existing houses.
The Negawatt Revolution - Solving the CO-2 Problem - Keynote address by Amory Lovins at the Green Energy Conference Montreal 1989. Estimated that three quarters of the electricity used in the United States at that time could be eliminated by efficiency improvements, at an average cost less than one cent per kilowatt-hour.
Northwest Lighting - Lighting Design Lab - An energy efficient lighting design resource for the northwest of the U.S. Offers training classes, demonstrations, consultations, and related services.
ORNL Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - Research and development on technologies to reduce energy consumption in homes, industry, transportation, and utilities. Advanced materials, improved insulation, telecommuting, and improved heat pumps. From Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Reegle - Database with information on projects and institutions regarding energy efficiency and renewable energy. Includes a glossary, blog and search facility.
Scenarios for a Clean Energy Future - Examined the potential for public policies and programs to foster efficient and clean energy technology solutions. Prepared by the Interlaboratory Working Group on Energy-Efficient and Clean-Energy Technologies for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U. S. Department of Energy.
The Timeline of Energy - This blog provides information on energy resources, alternative sources of energy and conservation.
U.S. EPA Energy Star Program - Information on manufacturers and retailers for energy-efficient electronics, lighting, transformers, appliances, office equipment, and heating/cooling systems.
Using Technology Efficiently - Provides information on using technology more efficiently in the electronics and information technology fields. Includes online calculators.
Vermont Department of Public Service - Site has information on energy efficiency, wind power, other renewable energy options, and the telecommunications industry.
Voltage Regulation - Low-cost energy savings can be secured with properly applied conservation voltage regulation equipment such as line-regulators, capacitors, and improved voltage regulation Line Drop Compensation (LDC) controls.
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