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Photo showing partial-brick ranch-style townhomes with white garage doors.

Eight of the 16 units at the Prairie Pointe Townhome complex in Greensburg are estimated to use 50% less energy than code.
Credit: Mason Earles

This page contains links to information from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Web site and other non-DOE sources. These links are provided for towns, cities, counties, and other communities inspired by Greensburg's efforts to rebuild and that want to learn more about building a sustainable, green community. Some links are to Web pages and some are to publications available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

Consumers
Energy Efficiency
High-Performance Commercial and Public Buildings
High-Performance Schools
Renewable Energy
Financial Programs, Grants, and Resources

Consumers

Energy Savers

A DOE Web site where you can learn about ways to save energy and money at home.

Energy Efficiency

Daylighting

Strategically place windows to maximize light and minimize glare to save money and energy on electric lighting.

Designing and Remodeling Your Home

How to reduce energy use and save money when designing or remodeling a home.

ENERGY STAR®

Information about choosing energy-efficient products and designing an efficient home from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and DOE.

Green Energy Products and Services Information Listings

Extensive links from DOE on professional associations for all types of renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services.

Green Home Building Information

Information for builders about green homes and rating systems from the National Association of Home Builders.

Greensburg Housing Plans and Design Guides Info

Resources for homebuilders from the Building Science Corporation, a DOE-energy-efficient building contractor. The site includes sample house plans and free detailed design guides specifically for residences in Greensburg.

Greensburg Sustainable Building Database

The Greensburg Sustainable Building Database showcases green building projects in Greensburg, Kansas. The case studies in this database offer ideas for rebuilding energy efficiently and include detailed information about public and private residential and commercial buildings in Greensburg.

Home Energy Saver

Do-it-yourself home energy audit from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

U.S. Green Building Council

Information on sustainable buildings of all types, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, and green products and services.

High-Performance Commercial and Public Buildings Information

Designing and Remodeling Your Workplace/Business

Information from DOE for the business owner on designing, remodeling, and saving energy in your workplace or business (farms, ranches, religious institutions, small businesses, offices).

Energy Design Resources

Energy Design Resources is a Web site of the California Public Utility Commission that offers design tools and resources that help make it easier for architects, engineers, lighting designers, and developers to design and build energy-efficient commercial and industrial buildings.

Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative

Information from DOE for architects that includes case studies, design guidelines, and design software tools for all types of commercial and public buildings.

High-Performance Schools Information

Build Green Schools

Information and resources for building green schools from the U.S. Green Building Council.

EnergySmart Schools

Information for school administrators and their architects on green schools, including benefits, case studies, and design guidelines.

Green School Case Studies

Information for school administrators and their architects provided by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Waste Management and Resource Center on green schools, including benefits, case studies, and design guidelines.

Sustainability and Schools

Information about sustainable schools from the Center for Ecoliteracy.

Renewable Energy Information

American Solar Energy Society

The American Solar Energy Society is a non-profit organization that offers general information about solar energy, practical suggestions, success stories, and more.

Own Your Power (PDF 3.5 MB)

A DOE consumer guide that provides information about considering solar electricity for your business, home, farm, or ranch.

Geothermal Energy Association

Trade association that provides geothermal resource maps and a listing of U.S. geothermal plants by state.

Green Power Options

Green power (i.e., purchased power generated by renewable energy sources) purchasing options in Kansas.

Renewable Energy for Consumers, Businesses, and Students

Learn about renewable energy at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's renewable energy basics site for consumers, business owners, and students.

Small Wind Energy for Kansas (PDF 1.42 MB)

Information for considering a wind turbine for your business, home, farm, or ranch from DOE.

Solar Energy Industries Association

Solar trade association that provides general information about solar energy, solar companies, federal and state tax credits, and more.

Wind Power Information

The American Wind Energy Association provides broad and comprehensive information for consumers, businesses, and utilities on wind energy.

Financial Programs, Grants, and Resources

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, the Recovery Act contains provisions that will financially benefit individuals, businesses, organizations, and the renewable energy industry as a whole. Learn more by visiting the following Web pages: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE, and Recovery.gov.

Energy-Efficient Mortgage Program

Information about the Federal Housing Administration's Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) program.

Federal and State Incentives for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

An up-to-date database from North Carolina State University of federal, state, local, and utility incentives (e.g., tax credits or deductions, grants, renewable portfolio standards) pertaining to energy efficiency or renewable energy.

Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency

Information about tax credits on ENERGY STAR products and solar electric panels.

Kansas Housing Corporation

Information about rent assistance for low-income families and senior citizens provided by the state of Kansas.

Kansas Loan for Energy Efficiency

The Kansas Energy Efficiency Program (KEEP) allows homeowners who have an income at or below 120 percent of the state median income to borrow money to make energy-efficient improvements to their homes. This link is provided by North Carolina State University.