PROFESSIONAL ENERGY AUDITS
Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET), Home Energy Ratings System (HERS), RESNET is A national standards making body for building energy efficiency rating systems, http://www.resnet.us/ratings/overview/resources/primer/HP05.htm
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE): directory of 345 energy software tools, http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory/
FREE ENERGY AUDITS
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories, Home Energy Saver, online software estimates costs and savings of most important conservation measures, http://hes.lbl.gov/
Energy Efficient Rehab Adviser, provides recommendations, costs and savings estimates for energy conservation projects, http://rehabadvisor.pathnet.org/index.asp
Energy and Environmental Building Association, Energy Checklist, detailed checklist for home energy conservation, http://www.eeba.org/resources/publications/hec/index.html
Vectren, Energy Calculators, calculators for energy savings for systems and appliances, https://www.vectrenenergy.com/web/eenablement/learn_about/conservation/calculators_i.jsp
Energy Star, Appliances, http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=appliances.pr_appliances
AIR SEALING AND INSULATION
Energy Star, Do-It-Yourself Guide to Sealing and Insulating
Mother Earth News, All About Insulation, excellent guide to home insulation
ENERGY EFFICIENT WINDOWS
The Efficient Window Collaborative, Energy Star Window Performance Criteria, recommended window properties by climate zone http://www.efficientwindows.org/energystar.cfm
PASSIVE SOLAR ENERGY
Society of Building Science Educators, Pilkington Sun Angle Calculator (SAC), simple method of determining solar geometry variables for architectural design http://www.sbse.org/resources/sac/index.htm
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Solar Radiation Data Manual, solar radiation data by location http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/1961-1990/bluebook/
Sustainable by Design, Design Tools, solar angle calculations, http://www.susdesign.com/tools.php
Build it Solar, Evaluating Your Site for Solar Energy, http://www.builditsolar.com/SiteSurvey/site_survey.htm
FINANCING ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS
Residential Energy Services Network, Mortgages, details on Energy Improvement Mortgage and Energy Efficient Mortgage, http://www.resnet.us/ratings/mortgages/default.htm
Energy Star, Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency, http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits
Data Base of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE), comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency, http://www.dsireusa.org/
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Weatherization Assistance Program, federal program for low income people, http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/weatherization/
Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP), designed to give consumers and businesses information on federal income tax incentives for energy efficient products and technologies passed by Congress as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, http://www.energytaxincentives.org/consumers/
Efficient Windows Collaborative, Utility Programs that Offer Incentives and Rebates for Energy-Efficient Windows, http://www.efficientwindows.org/UtilityIncentivesWindows.pdf
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