Residential
Energy Efficiency Programs
California Energy Efficiency
Programs
www.californiaenergyefficiency.com
Listing of different energy-efficiency programs
administered by the four major IOUs in California.
US EPA Energy Star® Program
www.energystar.gov
ENERGY STAR®, a government-backed program
helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through
superior energy efficiency.
Energy Star® Homes Program
New ENERGY STAR® Homes
Guidelines effective July 1, 2006
Energy Star® New Homes Partners
in California
Resources for Energy Star
Partners
Pacific Gas & Electric
Energy Efficiency & Rebate
Program
www.pge.com/res/rebates
The PG&E Multifamily Energy
Efficiency Rebate Program
Other Financial Assistance
Programs
The Pacific Energy Center
Info for builders
Southern California Edison
Residential Rebates and Savings
www.sce.com/RebatesandSavings/Residential
SCE Multifamily Energy
Efficiency Rebate Program
SCE Energy Centers Workshops
Southern California Gas
Residential Rebate Program
www.socalgas.com/residential/savemoney
SCG Multifamily Rebate Program
LIHEAP – Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Program
www.csd.ca.gov/LIHEAP.html
LIHEAP Clearinghouse for
California
Flex Your Power
www.fypower.org
California’s statewide energy efficiency
marketing and outreach campaign. It is a partnership
of California’s utilities, residents, businesses, institutions,
government agencies and nonprofit organizations working to save energy.
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Government Organizations
USA Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
www.epa.gov
Links for New Homes
Home Renovations
Products
Information for Home builders,
Lenders, and Raters
US Dept. of Energy (DOE) Rebuild
America
www.rebuild.org
Organization providing energy-efficiency
solutions for production housing.
US DOE Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy (US DOE EERE)
US Housing and Urban Development
(HUD)
www.hud.gov
Contains energy-related housing policy news.
Also discusses the role that energy-efficiency plays in housing
programs.
On Energy
Listing of HUD resources
US HUD Multifamily Clearinghouse
California Energy Commission (CEC)
www.energy.ca.gov
California’s energy policy and planning
agency.
Title 24 Code
List of approved Computer
Programs for T24 Compliance
Analysis
Consumer Energy Center
Cool Roofs
Appliance Database
Residential Products Guides
California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC)
www.cpuc.ca.gov
Energy Efficiency Programs
Energy Proceedings
New Rate Structure
California Housing and Community
Development
www.hcd.ca.gov
Government agency in charge of policy planning
to improve the affordable housing market in California.
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Energy Efficiency and
Multifamily Resources
American Council for an
Energy-Efficient Economy
www.aceee.org
A nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing
energy efficiency as a means of promoting both economic prosperity and
environmental protection.
The Top-rated, Energy-Efficient Appliances
Alliance to Save Energy
www.ase.org
A non-profit coalition of business, government,
environmental and consumer leaders supporting energy efficiency
resources and advocating energy-efficiency policies.
Resources for Home builders
Factsheets
American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
www.ases.org
A national membership organization whose mission
is to attain a sustainable U.S. energy economy. ASES strives to
accelerate the development and use of solar and other renewable energy
resources through advocacy, education, research and collaboration among
professionals, policy-makers and the public.
California's Energy Resource
Centers
www.energyefficiencycenter.com
California Multifamily
Collaborative
www.seiinc.org/multifamilyconsortium
An organization of volunteers working to connect
people with energy efficiency issues in multifamily housing
Consortium for Energy Efficiency
www.cee1.org/home.html
Contains information on energy-efficient
products for residential, commercial and industrial applications.
The Residential Section
Clothes Washers
Home Appliances
Lighting
Whole House
HVAC
Enercom's Energy Depot
www.energydepot.com
Energy Library
EnergyGuy
www.theenergyguy.com
Guide to selecting an energy professional and
lots of energy efficiency information, including a calculation tool for
cost/benefit analysis of solar water heating.
Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)
www.fsec.ucf.edu
Energy Notes
Design Notes
Fact Sheets
Home Designs
Global Green USA
www.globalgreen.org
Fosters a global value shift toward a
sustainable and secure world through education, advocacy, partnerships,
and programs. Global Green USA website provides case studies,
publications and information on energy-efficiency measures.
Housing California
www.housingca.org
A statewide coalition of over 1,000 regional and
local housing advocates, nonprofit developers and homelessness service
organizations
IBACOS
www.ibacos.com
Organization sponsored by the more efficient
homes.
Iris Communications
www.irisinc.com
Green
Building Source
Iris Catalog of Energy Efficient Products
Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory (LBNL)
www.lbl.gov
Home
Energy Saver Calculator
National Resources Defense
Council (NRDC)
www.nrdc.org
Affordable Green Housing
Green Communities
San Francisco Green Communities
Partnership for Advancing
Technology in Housing (PATH)
www.pathnet.org
Promotes innovation in housing technologies.
Rebuild America
www.rebuild.org/index.asp
General information on how energy affects
different industries.
US Green Building Council (USGBC)
www.usgbc.org
Information on energy efficiency resources and
the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification
process.
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Building and Energy Efficiency
News
Home Energy Magazine
www.homeenergy.org
Training Programs in California
A review of the most efficient
boilers
A review of the benefits of
radiant barriers in attics
Fuel use in multifamily
buildings
New guidelines for multifamily
water heating
Allocation of Energy Costs
Green Products for Multifamily
Rehab
Housing Zone
www.housingzone.com/weeklynews.asp
Provides up-to-date news on the multi-family
housing industry, including green building-related news.
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Building Raters and Rating
Systems
California Association of
Building Energy Consultants
www.cabec.org
Association of energy consultants doing Title 24
compliance calculations and energy-efficiency consulting.
CalCERTS
www.calcerts.com
HERS Providers, for Title 24 Compliance, and
ENERGY STAR® Qualified New Residential Construction
The CalCERTS Rater Directory
California Home Energy
Efficiency Rating System, Inc. (CHEERS)
www.cheers.org
A California Statewide non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting energy efficiency.
Find a CHEERS associated
company, rater, or analyst.
Cool Roof Rating Council
www.coolroofs.org
A independent organization which has established
a system for providing radiative property data on roof surfaces that may
improve the energy efficiency of buildings while positively impacting
the environment.
National Fenestration Rating
Council
www.nfrc.org
A non-profit, public/private organization
created by the window, door and skylight industry providing ratings on
window, door and skylight products.
Gabel Dodd/Energy Soft LLC
www.energysoft.com
Provider of the EnergyPro Residential and
Non-residential Title 24 compliance software.
MicroPas
www.micropas.com
Residential Title 24 energy compliance software.
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