Energy & Environmental Information
For Professionals
These Web-based tools and publications can help you reduce the energy use, increase comfort and reduce the energy bill of residential and commercial buildings, improve the air quality of interior spaces, and procure green power and energy-efficient products.
Energy Efficiency Tools
Residential
- The Home Energy Saver—A Do-It Yourself Home Energy Saver
- California Residents' 20% Solution—For California residents
- California's Electricity System Status—How much electrical power is available in your region?
- Thermal Energy Distribution
Commercial
- Commercial Buildings Research and Development
- How to Buy Green Power
- Thermal Energy Distribution
- User Guide to Power Management in PCs & Monitors (165 KB PDF)
Indoor Air Quality Tools
Residential
- Aerosol-Based Duct Sealing—Learn how a new technology can help save energy and reduce your bill by remotely sealing your home's ducts.
- Aeroseal (Commercial licensee of EETD-developed technology)
- The High Radon Project—estimate the radon exposure risk in your home.
- About radon gas and health risks
Commercial
Best Practices, Tools, and Other Resources for Laboratories, Cleanrooms, and Data Centers
- High-Performance Buildings for High-Tech Industries
- Labs21 Toolkit—Designing energy-efficient laboratory buildings.
Building Security Tools
- BVAMP—Building Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Program
- Secure Buildings—Guidelines to reduce risks of chemical/biological attacks against buildings.
Windows
EETD's Windows and Daylighting Group, in cooperation with industrial and research partners, has developed information about selecting energy-efficient windows, designing buildings with increased daylight to reduce energy use, and labeling the energy efficiency of windows.
Residential Tools
Commercial Tools
Other EETD Sites
- Cutting Paper—Reducing paper use.
Other Sites
EETD scientists have contributed substantial technical advice to these consumer-friendly sites:
- ENERGY STAR®—Find ENERGY STAR® labeled products.
- Home Energy Magazine—Magazine of cutting-edge practices for building and retrofitting houses energy- and water-efficiently.
- Energy-Efficient Government Purchasing—Guidance to purchasing professionals on buying the most energy-efficient products on the market.
