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Power to the Plug: An Introduction to Energy, Electricity, Consumption and Efficiency The NEED Project and the U.S. Department of Energy have collaborated to bring you this educational four-page guide to energy, electricity, consumption and efficiency. It includes, on the last page, a   Details Bookmark & Share

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Energy Savings Potential and RD&D Opportunities for Non-Vapor-Compression HVAC Technologies While vapor-compression technologies have served heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) needs very effectively, and have been the dominant HVAC technology for close to 100 years, the conven  Details Bookmark & Share

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Windows and Building Envelope Research and Development: A Roadmap for Emerging Technologies This Building Technologies Office (BTO) Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap identifies priority windows and building envelope R&D areas of interest. Cost and performance targets are identified for   Details Bookmark & Share

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Market Assessment and Commercialization Strategy for the Radial Sandia Cooler This market assessment and commercialization report characterizes and assesses the market potential of the rotating heat exchanger technology developed at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), known as   Details Bookmark & Share

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Energy Savings Potential and Opportunities for High-Efficiency Electric Motors in Residential and Commercial Equipment This report describes the current state of motor technology and estimates opportunities for energy savings through application of more advanced technologies in a variety of residential and commercial   Details Bookmark & Share

6.	Guide to Home Insulation How to use insulation to make your home more comfortable and energy efficient, and reduce heating and cooling bills.  Details Bookmark & Share

7.	Energy Empowers Fact Sheet -- West Virginia version A revamped version of the Energy Empowers original fact sheet with only West Virginia weatherization stories on the reverse side.  Details Bookmark & Share

8.	Guide to Durable Attics This fact sheet provides information on how to prevent moisture, properly insulate, and provide adequate ventilation in your attic.  Details Bookmark & Share

9.	Guide to Home Heating and Cooling Get the most out of your heating and cooling systems, including types, how to choose, and performing maintenance.   Details Bookmark & Share

10.	Guide to Home Landscaping How to use simple landscaping methods to create shade in the summer, or block wind in the winter, to help cut heating and cooling bills.  Details Bookmark & Share

11.	Consumer Guide to Small Wind Energy Systems Learn how to use a small wind energy system to produce electricity to power your home. This fact sheet from Energy Saver includes information on how small wind energy systems can work for homes and ho  Details Bookmark & Share

12.	HVACR Workforce Resources This fact sheet summarizes available resources to support organizations facing challenges with obtaining a skilled workforce to service their HVAC and refrigeration equipment.  Details Bookmark & Share

13.	HVACR Maintenance and Contracting: Retail, Food Service, and Grocery This fact sheet describes resources for organizations in the retail, food service, and grocery sector related to the procurement of contractual services from qualified technicians to perform preventat  Details Bookmark & Share

14.	Rural K-12 School Workforce Development and Training This fact sheet summarizes some of the available materials, trainings, and certification courses for building operators of rural K-12 school facilities who wish to expand their energy efficiency knowl  Details Bookmark & Share

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Innovative Approach to Rooftop Unit Management & Maintenance: Arby's Restaurant Group This case study describes the efforts by Arby’s Restaurant Group to develop a comprehensive portfolio-wide rooftop unit (RTU) assessment approach, through which the company prioritized replacement of   Details Bookmark & Share

16.	Smart Monitoring and Diagnostic System (SMDS) for RTUs This case study describes the Smart Monitoring and Diagnostic System (SMDS) which is a low-cost technology that helps building owners and managers keep rooftop air conditioner and heat pump units (RTU  Details Bookmark & Share

17.	Guidance on Demand-Controlled Kitchen Ventilation This report provides guidance on Demand Control Kitchen Ventilation (DCKV) systems in commercial food service facilities. The report explains how DCKV works and describes the components of a typical s  Details Bookmark & Share

18.	Build Out to Save Money This fact sheet for large office leases provides guidance on how property teams, leasing agents, and brokers can communicate the value of considering energy efficiency during tenant improvements.  Details Bookmark & Share

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Contractors and Energy Auditors: Build Your Business with the Home Energy Score This resource is designed to help residential building professionals, including HVAC contractors, energy auditors, and home inspectors, provide homeowners important information that can reduce the hom  Details Bookmark & Share

20.	Energy Management Systems (EMS) for Food Service Applications This document provides guidance for food service energy management staff who need to understand the basic issues involved in deploying energy management systems (EMS) in their establishments.  Details Bookmark & Share

21.	Business Case for Proactive Rooftop Unit (RTU) Replacement This document introduces the key elements to consider in making the business case for a proactive high-efficiency RTU replacement strategy for facility maintenance staff and building engineers respons  Details Bookmark & Share

22.	Rooftop Unit Measurement and Verification This fact sheet explains the variety of benefits from rooftop unit (RTU) replacements by validating energy and cost savings and other improvements through measurement and verification (M&V) methods. I  Details Bookmark & Share

23.	Rooftop Unit Sizing Guidance This fact sheet explores how to correctly map building loads to rooftop unit (RTU) capacity to help minimize capital investment and ongoing operational costs while maximizing thermal comfort.  Details Bookmark & Share

24.	Energy Empowers Fact Sheet This fact sheet provides information about the Energy Empowers clean energy newswire, including a couple of stories on the reverse side.  Details Bookmark & Share

25.	Guide to Renewable Energy Provides information on installing geothermal heat pumps, solar systems, and wind turbines to save energy and utility costs.  Details Bookmark & Share

26.	Guide to Energy-Efficient Lighting A fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Lighting accounts for about 15% of an average home’s electricity use, so it pays to make energy-effi  Details Bookmark & Share

27.	Guide to Home Ventilation A fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Ventilation refers to the exchange of indoor and outdoor air. Without proper ventilation, an otherwi  Details Bookmark & Share

28.	Multi-Year Program Plan - Building Regulatory Programs This document presents DOE’s multi-year plan for the three components of the Buildings Regulatory Program: Appliance and Equipment Efficiency Standards, ENERGY STAR, and the Building Energy Codes Prog  Details Bookmark & Share

29.	Guide to Passive Solar Home Design Passive solar design incorporates features in your home and its natural surroundings that harness the sun's low rays in winter and deflect the sun's high rays in the summer.  Details Bookmark & Share

30.	Guide to Small Wind Energy Systems Wind is one of the great renewable energy resources on the planet because it is in limitless supply. Using wind energy to generate electricity can have environmental benefits.  Details Bookmark & Share

31.	Vehicle Technologies Program - Jobs in Advanced Vehicle Technologies (Green Jobs) Transformation of the U.S. transportation sector will secure existing jobs and create new opportunities.  Details Bookmark & Share

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Advanced Air Distribution Strategies Improve Performance of Palm Harbor Homes: Building America System Fact Sheet Palm Harbor Homes and Building America’s Industrialized Housing Partnership have teamed together to develop air-distribution and duct-sealing strategies that reduce energy use and increase comfort.  Details Bookmark & Share

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Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) Duct systems used in forced-air space-conditioning systems are a vital element in home energy efficiency. How well a system works makes a big difference in the cost and the effectiveness of heating an  Details Bookmark & Share

34.	Errata: Refrigerated Display Case Energy Savings Estimates This document corrects certain values and figures given in the September 2008 version of “Energy Savings Estimates of Light Emitting Diodes in Niche Lighting Applications.”  Details Bookmark & Share

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Energy-Efficient Appliances: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors that explains the energy savings potential of efficient appliances, how to purchase them, and how to maintain them.  Details Bookmark & Share

36.	Combustion Equipment Safety Provide Safe Installation for Combustion Appliances; BTS Technology Fact Sheet  Details Bookmark & Share

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Heating and Cooling Equipment Selection. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment for heating and cooling to reduce initial costs, increase homeowner comfort, increase operating efficiency, and greatly reduce utility costs.  Details Bookmark & Share

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Systems Engineering Saves Energy in Southwest, Pulte Homes--Tucson, Arizona Houses being built in Tucson, Arizona, by Pulte Homes are part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program. These homes reduce electric air-conditioning bill and gas-heating bills by 30-  Details Bookmark & Share

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The Technical Potential of Solar Water Heating to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States Use of solar water heating (SWH) in the United States grew significantly in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as a result of increasing energy prices and generous tax credits. Since 1985, however, expir  Details Bookmark & Share

40.	Building Technologies Program Complete Multi-Year Program Plan 2008 Building Technologies Program Complete Multi-Year Program Plan 2008 includes all sections - overview, research and development, standards, technology validation, portfolio management, appendices.   Details Bookmark & Share

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Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety.  Details Bookmark & Share

42.	Plant-Wide Assessment Summary: $3.6 Million in Savings Identified in AMCAST Assessment Summary of AMCAST Industrial Corporation's plant-wide assessment to identify energy and cost saving opportunities at the corporation's facility in Wapakoneta, Ohio.   Details Bookmark & Share

43.	Geothermal Heat Pumps are Scoring High Marks Geothermal Energy Program Office of Geothermal and Wind Technologies Geothermal Heat Pumps are Scoring High Marks Geothermal heat pumps, one of the clean energy technology stars Geothermal heat pumps   Details Bookmark & Share

44.	Geothermal Heat Pumps as a Cost Saving and Capital Renewable Tool An independent evaluation of the Fort Polk, Louisiana, energy savings performance contract (ESPC) has verified the financial value of GHP-centered ESPCs to the federal government. The Department of En  Details Bookmark & Share

45.	Geothermal Heat Pumps - Using the Earth to Heat and Cool Buildings A heat pump--like an air conditioner or refrigerator--moves heat from one place to another. In the summer, a geothermal heat pump (GHP) operating in a cooling mode lowers indoor temperatures by transf  Details Bookmark & Share

46.	Geothermal Heat Pump Owner Information Survival Kit AN INFORMATION SURVIVAL KIT FOR THE PROSPECTIVE GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP OWNER Kevin Rafferty, P.E. Geo-Heat Center Oregon Institute of Technology 3201 Campus Drive Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Prepared For: U  Details Bookmark & Share

47.	Industrial Bioproducts Today and Tomorrow Bioproducts are industrial and consumer goods manufactured wholly or in part from renewable biomass (plant-based resources). Today’s industrial bioproducts are amazingly diverse, ranging from solven  Details Bookmark & Share

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How many people actually see the price signal? Quantifying market failures in the end use of energy Getting the price right" is a goal of many market-oriented energy policies. However, there are situations where the consumer paying for the energy is separate from the owner of the energy-using devic  Details Bookmark & Share

49.	Technology Specification Project: LEDs for Refrigerated Display Cases A technology specification factsheet on LED lighting for refrigerated display cases.  Details Bookmark & Share

50.	Energy-Saving Homes, Buildings, & Manufacturing This document highlights DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's advancements in saving energy in homes, buildings, and industrial plants.  Details Bookmark & Share