U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Communication Standards and Guidelines

Coding Standards

This section covers the coding requirements and best practices for EERE sites, including elements that are required by Section 508. Please review this section prior to coding a site to find information such as:

• Ins and outs of EERE's search feature
• What HTML version to code in
• Accessible data tables
• Important requirements for forms
• How to use native file formats
• EERE style for links including headers and "back to top" anchors, as well as 508 issues to consider
• How to work with scripts, applets, and dynamic pages
• The EERE standard testing suite
• Creating consistent and useful title tags

All Web content is the property of the U.S. government. Web developers cannot copyright Web sites or any portions therein. Credits can be seen as endorsements and subject DOE to legal liability. DOE Web sites will not contain language or graphics that link or give credit to contracting firms that design or maintain the site. This includes comments in the HTML code.