Energy Efficiency Home Improvement
Energy Efficiency Home Improvement
Energy Efficiency
This category is intended for advice oriented listings. Sites added to this category will be those that provide advice on improving home energy efficiency.
This category does not include sites which sell goods and services online (Shopping: Home and Garden), sites for businesses that design or manufacture products (Business: Industries: Construction and Maintenance), or sites offering advice for purchasing decisions (Home: Consumer Information).
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- Information on fiberglass insulation and links to energy efficiency programs in various states.
- Industry standards, success stories, mailing list, and equipment providers.
- 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.
- Complete index of articles from 1993 - 2000. Searchable by date or topic.
- 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.
- Set of do-it-yourself energy-saving tips that homeowners can implement to realize energy savings.
- Comprehensive U.S. Department of Energy site, including glossary, fact sheets, and tips for several home systems and appliances.
- U.S. Department of Energy portal to technical resources supporting the construction of energy- and resource-efficient homes.
- Archive of past issues, subscription form.
- Tips for a wide range of home and office energy improvements.
- Sales representative offering advice in the form of a series of articles which aim to explain the principles behind insulating a home.
- 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.
- Provides tips on reading electric and gas meters, understanding appliance ratings, and efficient home heating and lighting.
- Calculate energy savings utiliziing previous energy costs and efficiency of rating of furnace.
- 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.
- Provides information about the economic, environmental and health benefits of buying energy efficient products for the home.
- Brief overview on purchasing and operation of a residential wind turbine.
- Appliance usage chart, operating cost calculator, and specific tips on improving efficiency.
- Consumer tips on lowering energy costs. Home energy checkup, power smart, clearing the air, and appliance olympics.
- Methods for designing, installing, and sealing leaking ductwork.
- 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.
- Tips on determining insulation needs, installation suggestions, and a map of recommended R-values for new construction houses.
- Detailed information on everything from determining insulation needs, to selecting products, to installation methods.
- 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.
- Information on energy-saving opportunities for appliances, lighting, air conditioning systems and gas heating.
- Energy and water conservation tips for the home and business.
- 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 upgradin
- Home energy checklist for action, top rated appliances, highlights from the publication, and an order form for a printed version.
- 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.
- Energy Information Administration (U.S. Dept. of Energy) Energy Statistics, Data, and Analysis
- Articles on fixing a drafty house, understanding windows, and evaporative cooling.
- Determine the energy consumption of a home and find ways to reduce it.
- Free Energy Star software that provides a point and click interface for setting monitor power management energy savings features on PCs.
- information exchange on resource and energy efficient home building. Product tips, building hints, and newsletter archive.
- 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.
- 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 adv
- Energy conservation tips on insulation, heating, cooling, appliances, and lighting.
- Tips for air conditioning, lighting, appliances, mortgage tax credits, and ask an expert.
- 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.
- Energy Saving information on all areas of the home. Including Air Conditioning, heating, insulation, windows, appliances, and lighting
- Tips, statistics, and calculators aiming to help homeowners improve their home's energy performance when repairing, remodeling, or improving their homes.
- Savings guide; construction; site, solar, and house plans; attics, insulation and vapor barriers.
- The full story of the Smith family's purchase, installation and maintenance of a grid-connected home solar electricity system in Hamilton, NJ.
- 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
- Includes energy efficiency tips, online energy savings calculators, dealer locators, and rebate information for Energy Star appliances and lighting.
- Report on the latest improvements that increase efficiency in appliances. Current lobbying efforts to enact more efficient standards for central air conditioners, clothes washers, flourescent ballasts and water heaters.
- Where to insulate and what materials to use. Calculate R-values for walls, attics and crawl spaces.
- Information on energy use in typical Florida homes and how the energy efficiency of Florida homes can be best improved. Includes discussion on typical performance, cooling and heating load sources, windows, and ductwork.
- Advice for saving energy in a variety of home systems, both indoors and outdoors, and in home construction.
- Utilizes homeowner zip code to provide charts showing energy costs for average house and energy efficient house. Lists suggested upgrades based on local weather patterns.
- Virtual tour of energy efficient residence that has evlolved over 20 years to demonstrate several approaches for capturing and using solar energy.
- Technical bulletins focused on energy conservation. Everything from sealing ductwork to choosing a system to blower door and duct-blaster testing.
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