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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.
http://buildings.nrcan.gc.ca/
Constructive Technologies Group, Inc.
Publications provide info 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.
http://www.ctg-net.com
DOE Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs Web Site
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.
http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/
Energy Efficient Building Association (EEBA)
Disseminating information and technology for energy efficient, environmentally responsible buildings and communities.
http://www.eeba.org/
Environmental Design and Construction
Magazine covering all aspects of environmentally sound building design and construction.
http://www.edcmag.com/
Road Maps to Energy Efficiency
Provides a step-by-step guide to retrofitting commercial properties, particularly tenant-occupied office buildings, to improve energy efficiency and reduce operating costs.
http://www.energyroadmaps.org/
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.
http://www.carb-swa.com/
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.
http://www.ProductiveEnergy.com/
University of Massachusetts Building Energy Research Laboratory
Performing research on improving the energy efficiency of building assemblies, materials, heating and energy producing equipment and components.
http://www.ecs.umass.edu/mie/labs/berl/
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 efficienct in use, and productive for occupants.
http://www.usablebuildings.co.uk/
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 .
http://eetd.LBL.gov/coolroof/
Chicago Department of Environment
Info on Chicago City Hall's rooftop garden as an experiment to cut energy costs and reduce pollution.
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Environment/html/RooftopGarden.html
The Energy Conservatory
Manufacture precision diagnostic equipment used to solve comfort, energy use, durability and air quality problems in buildings.
http://www.energyconservatory.com
Energy Study of Roofing Materials
Energy study by Florida Light and Power confirms that using whiter, and therefore, more reflective roofing materials, decreases air conditioning costs.
http://www.fpl.com/news/2001/contents/01015.shtml
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.
http://seawatercooling.tripod.com/
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.
http://smart_home.tripod.com/home.html
Pakistan Energy and Environment Management Center
Provides architectural designs to reduce effects from solar radiation and improve energy efficiency, building energy conservation fact sheets, tips, building code information, and other resources.
http://peemac.sdnpk.org/resource/buildingm.html
Sustainable Building Envelope
Online resource for the design and construction of sustainable building envelope and environmental control systems. Contains resources, web simulation tool, project database, and discussion forum.
http://www.buildingenvelopes.org/
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.
http://users.chartertn.net/dhrivnak
M&V Cost Estimation Toolkit
Free software for download. M&V is highly recommended for resource efficiency in large capacity facilities. Developed in cooperation with the US Army Corp of Engineers Construction Research Laboratories.
http://www.cecer.army.mil/
Guide to the International Energy Conservation Code
Provides the information and resources necessary to implement and enforce the ICC's International Energy Conservation Code.
http://www.energycodes.info/
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.
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/btc/apps/
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