Green Your Home
Energy Star
- Check out this EPA program for links to energy efficient products, home improvement tips, and new home suggestions.
http://www.energystar.gov - Tips from Energy Star for reducing home energy costs through environmental improvements.
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_index_tools
U.S. Department of Energy
- The DOEs Building Technologies Program provides resources for improving energy efficiency and better building practices.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/homes/index.html. - The DOEs Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Division provides a “building toolbox” for whole building design.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/design/wholebuilding/
The Home Energy Saver Calculator
- Tools from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that help calculate home energy use and best recommendations to improve resource efficiency.
http://hes.lbl.gov/
American Consortium for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
- The Most Energy-Efficient Appliances Click on the appliance you are thinking of purchasing for the ACEEEs 2004 energy- efficiency rankings.
http://www.aceee.org/consumerguide/mostenef.htm
Home Energy Checklist
- A checklist of ideas for improving the efficiency of your home, based on the ACEEEs Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings.
http://www.aceee.org/consumerguide/chklst.htm