Kansas State University - Extension Energy


Link Library
TOPICS: KS Energy Raters, Home Energy Audits , Insulation, Energy Efficient Homes, Heating and Cooling Systems, Air Tightness/Comfort, Windows, Water Heating, Appliances, Lighting, Misc Energy Use in the Home, Indoor Air Quality, Fact Sheets, Software Sources, Passive Solar
Kansas Energy Raters
Alliance to Save Energy - Home Energy Ratings and Energy Codes http://www.ase.org/profess/technical/herspaper.htm Resnet - Related Sites http://www.natresnet.org/sites.htm Resnet - Certified Home Energy Raters - Kansas http://www.natresnet.org/dir/raters/Kansas.htm
Home Energy Audits
Home Energy Checkup http://www.ase.org/checkup/home/home.html The Home Energy Saver - Energy Advisor http://eetd.lbl.gov/hes/ Enercom Energy Depot http://www.energydepot.com/res2/index.html EREN - Building Energy Software Tools http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/tools_directory/index.cgi
Insulation
InsulationNet - What is Insulation? http://www.insulation.org/insulation/WHATIS.htm Loose-Fill Insulations - EREC Fact Sheet http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/insulate.html Insulations - DOE Fact Sheet http://www.ornl.gov/roofs+walls/insulation/ins_01.html Energy Wise Homes - Basic Insulation Information http://user.mc.net/~energy/insulati.htm Energy Savers: Insulation and Weatherization http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/energy-savers/insulation.html
Energy Efficient Homes
Building Environmental Science and Technology - Energy Efficient New Homes http://www.nrg-builder.com/top-ten.htm Energy Savers: Your Home's Energy Use http://www.eren.doe.gov/consumerinfo/energy_savers/energyusebody.html Home Energy Magazine http://www.homeenergy.org/tocs.html The Resedential Energy Efficiency Database http://www.its-canada.com/reed/index.htm Green Building Program: Top 20 Popular Topics http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/greenbuilder/top20.htm The Home Energy Saver Library http://eande.lbl.gov/CBS/VH/geninfo.html Home Energy Magazine - What Stays On When you go Out http://www.homeenergy.org/eehem/93/930711.html Energy Star - Homes Program http://yosemite.epa.gov/appd/eshomes/eshomes.nsf Advanced Building Technologies http://www.advancedbuildings.org Building Environmental Science and Technology http://www.nrg-builder.com Center for Building Science http://eande.lbl.gov/CBS/CBS.html EBuild.com http://www.ebuild.com Oikos http://www.oikos.com
Heating & Cooling Systems
Building Environmental Science and Technology - Cooling Your Home http://www.nrg-builder.com/top-ten.htm Building Environmental Science and Technology - Heating Your Home http://www.nrg-builder.com/top-ten.htm Cooling Your Home Naturally http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/coolhome.html Energy Savers: Heating and Cooling http://www.eren.doe.gov/consumerinfo/energy_savers/heatcoolbody.html Energy Wise Homes - Basic Heating & Cooling Information http://user.mc.net/~energy/heating&.htm
Air Tightness / Comfort
Infiltration, Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality http://www-epb.lbl.gov/iviaq.html Infiltration - Useful Equations (PDF File) http://www-epb.lbl.gov/blowerdoor/conversions.pdf Home Energy Magazine - When Is a House Too Tight? http://www.homeenergy.org/eehem/93/930309.html
Windows
Advances in Glazing Materials for Windows - EREC Fact Sheet http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/windows.html Energy Efficient Windows - EREC Fact Sheet http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/eewindows.html Energy Savers: Windows http://www.eren.doe.gov/consumerinfo/energy_savers/windowsbody.html Energy Star - Windows of Opportunity http://www.energystar.gov/products/windows/index.html
Water Heating
Energy Efficient Water Heating - EREC Fact Sheet http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/eewtrhtr.html Selecting a New Water Heater - EREC Fact Sheet http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/watheath.html Solar Water Heating - EREC Fact Sheet http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/solrwatr.html Energy Savers: Water Heating http://www.eren.doe.gov/consumerinfo/energy_savers/waterheatbody.html
Appliances
Energy Savers: Appliances http://www.eren.doe.gov/consumerinfo/energy_savers/appliancesbody.html Industry Standards (Dishwasher, AC, etc) http://www.aham.org/mfrs/stats/enrgeffic.htm Energy Star - Appliances http://www.aham.org/mfrs/stats/enrgeffic.htm
Lighting
Energy Efficient Lighting - EREC Fact Sheet http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/eelight.html Energy Savers: Lighting http://www.eren.doe.gov/consumerinfo/energy_savers/lightingbody.html EPA - Energy Star - Lighting Fixtures http://www.epa.gov/appdstar/fixtures/ Why Buy Energy Star http://www.epa.gov/appdstar/fixtures/index.html
Indoor Air Quality
EPA - Sources of Information on Indoor Air Quality http://www.epa.gov/iaq/iaqinfo.html OSHA - Indoor Air Quality http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/indoorairquality/ Home Indoor Air Quality Knowledgebase http://www.dehs.umn.edu/homeiaq/homeiaq.html
Miscellaneous Energy Use in the Home
How to find out more about Energy using the Internet http://www.homeenergy.org/more-energy-info.html Energy Design Update http://www.cutter.com/edu/ Energy Savers - Multiple Categories http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/energy-savers/intro.html
Fact Sheets
DOE/EREN - Consumer Energy Information - Fact Sheets http://www.eren.doe.gov/consumerinfo/ EREN - Resedential Building - EREC Reference Brief http://www.eren.doe.gov/consumerinfo/refbriefs/resbuild.html Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network - Fact Sheets http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/factsheets.html
Software Sources
Energy Design Tools http://www.aud.ucla.edu/energy-design-tools/
Passive Solar
Solar Energy Industries Assocation http://www.seia.org/main.htm North Carolina Solar Center Factsheets http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/fact.htm Sustainable Energy and Development Online http://solstice.crest.org/index.shtml Solar Heating and You - EREC Fact Sheet http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/solar.html Home Energy Magazine - Making Passive Solar Homes Affordable http://www.homeenergy.org/eehem/94/940507.html Pasive Solar Industry Council http://www.psic.org/ Solar Energy Industries Association http://www.seia.org/main.htm
Miscellaneous Sites
Related Building Energy Efficiency Sites http://www.eren.doe.gov/EE/buildings_related.html Energy Efficient Building Association http://www.eeba.org http://www.advancedbuildings.org http://www.nrg-builder.com http://eande.lbl.gov/CBS/CBS.html http://www.ebuild.com http://www.oikos.com http://www.greenbuilder.com/general http://www.ase.org/checkup/home http://eande.lbl.gov/CBS/VH/vh.html http://www.its-canada.com/reed http://www.natresnet.org
Copyright � 1999 - Extension Energy Engineering Extension Kansas State University 133 Ward Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-2508 PH: 785.532.6026 FAX: 785.532.6952