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Promote Energy and Resource Efficiency
Websites
Affordable Comfort, Inc. is a non-profit organization
dedicated to exploring new ways of building energy efficient dwelling
spaces. This organization sponsors an annual training conference for residential
building professionals on numerous aspects of how to remodel, repair,
build, and diagnose homes.
http://www.affordablecomfort.org
(September 20, 2001).
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) is an international organization to advance
the sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration
through research, standards writing, continuing education and publications.
ASHRAE writes standards that set uniform methods of testing and rating
equipment and establish accepted practices for the HVAC&R industry worldwide,
including indoor air quality.
http://www.ashrae.org (September 20,
2001).
The City of Austin Green Building Program, begun in 1992,
is based in the city's Planning, Environmental and Conservation Services
Dept. The program features a rating system that grades builders on a five
star scale, focusing on five issues: water, energy, materials, health
and safety, and community.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/greenbuilder
(September 20, 2001).
The Energy & Environmental Building Association (EEBA)
is a non-profit organization that pro-motes the awareness, education and
development of energy efficient, environmentally respon-sible buildings
and communities. The organization's membership includes architects, builders,
developers, manufacturers, engineers, utilities, code officials, researchers,
educators, and environmentalists.
http://www.eeba.org (September 20, 2001).
Global Green USA has a Greening Affordable Housing Initiative
(GAHI) to promote the design, construction, and maintenance of affordable,
resource-efficient housing.
http://www.globalgreen.org (September
20, 2001).
The Green Building Discussion Group is an electronic mailing
list dedicated to green building, including a variety of indoor environment
issues. The list is co-sponsored by Oikos, Environmental Building News,
and the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST).
http://oikos.com/resources/maillist.html
(September 20, 2001).
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center
was founded in 1964 as a not-for-profit subsidiary of the NAHB. The Research
Center updates U.S. homebuilders with regard to new technology and changing
needs through their programs, including testing and certification of building
products.
http://www.nahbrc.org (September 20,
2001).
The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
is a public/private sector initiative which seeks to expand the development
and utilization of new technologies in order to make American homes more
energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, stronger, safer and more
durable.
http://www.pathnet.org (September
20, 2001).
Solstice is an Internet information service of the Renewable
Energy Policy Project and Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable
Technology (CREST). This site provides news and information resources
in the areas of sustainable energy and development information.
http://www.crest.org (September 20,
2001).
Southface Energy Institute is a non-profit organization
that offers technical training in energy and resource efficiency. Technical
assistance includes factsheets, consulting on design and construction
issues, in-field demonstrations, and performance testing.
http://www.southface.org (September
20, 2001).
The U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE) Office of Building
Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) offers numerous programs,
either directly or through grant or incentive programs, to assist developers
in incorporating energy and resource efficiency. An example of one such
program is the Partnership for Affordable Housing, which works with local
communities and neighborhood organizations to bring energy conservation
concepts to com-munity-based efforts.
http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings
(September 20, 2001).
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Periodicals
Energy Design Update. Don Best and Charlie Wardell, eds. Cutter
Information Corp. This monthly newsletter centers on energy-efficient
residential design and construction.
Environmental Building News. Alex Wilson and Nadav Malin eds.
Brattleboro, VT. This monthly newsletter features news, reviews and articles
on all aspects of environmentally sus-tainable design and construction.
Home Energy. Alan Meier, editor. Energy Auditor & Retrofitter,
Inc. Berkeley, CA. This bi-monthly residential energy conservation magazine
focuses on energy efficiency, indoor air quality, weatherization, and
energy inspec-tion. The primary audiences are energy inspectors and weatherization
professionals.
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Publications
Brown, G.Z.; DeKay, Mark; and Barbhaya, D. 2000. Sun, wind, and light:
architectural design strategies. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.
Bryne, Jeanne. September/October 1996. Home energy's consumer guide
to insulation. Home Energy 13, 5: 21-28.
Carmody, John; Selkowitz, Stephen; and Heschong, Lisa. 1996. Residential
windows: a guide to new technologies and energy performance. New York,
NY: W.W. Norton & Company.
Decicco, John M., ed.; Diamond, Rick; Nolden, Sandra L.; and Debarros,
Janice. 1996. Improving energy efficiency in apartment buildings.
Washington, DC: American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.
Dupont, Peter and Morrill, John. 1989. Residential indoor air quality
and energy efficiency. Washington, DC: American Council for an Energy
Efficient Economy.
Fine Homebuilding Series, ed. 1999. Energy-efficient building: the
best of fine homebuilding. Newtown, CT: Taunton Press.
Friedman, Avi. 2001. The Grow Home. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's
University Press.
Hayden, A.C.S. March/April 1996. Choosing a heating system that saves
energy. Home Energy 13, 2: 27-35.
Karlenzig, Warren. Summer 1999. A blueprint for greening affordable
housing. Santa Monica, CA: Global Green USA.
O'Cofaigh, E.; Olley, J.A.; and Lewis, J.O. 1996. The climatic dwelling:
an introduction to climate-responsive residential architecture. London,
UK: James & James Science Publishers.
Steven Winter Associates. 1998. The passive solar design and construction
handbook. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.
Wilson, Alex; Thorne, Jennifer; and Morrill, John. 2000. Consumer
guide to home energy savings, 7th ed. Washington, DC: American Council
for an Energy Efficient Economy.
Wilson, Alex. October 1999. Daylighting-part 2: bringing daylight deeper
into buildings. Environmental Building News 8, 10: 1, 10-14.
Wilson, Alex. July/August 1999. Is solar still active: water heating
and other applications. Environmental Building News 8, 7/8: 1,
10-16.
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