Energy Efficiency & Conservation

Resource Source and Description Audience Topic Type Additional Tags File
Housing & Energy

A collection of resources related to healthy homes, indoor air quality, moisture control, weatherization, energy efficiency and more

Dr. Sarah Kirby, NC State Extension
Report
Factsheet
Guide or Toolkit
North Carolina
Clean Energy Basics
Housing Matters: Mapping Energy Burden

This blog post by NC Housing Coalition explains the problem of energy burden in NC and includes snapshots of state energy burden numbers and maps of the counties most affected.

North Carolina Housing Coalition
Report
Map
Low-Income
Renter
North Carolina
Decision Maker Guides
IEEFA Research Topics

Find IEEFA research and reports listed by topic, region or by energy company.

Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
Report
Indoor Air Quality

This 3-page fact sheet provides introductory information on the main characteristics of indoor air quality.

Touchstone Energy Cooperative, Advanced Energy
Factsheet
Clean Energy Basics
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Lighting Your House

A 2-page factsheet explaining the potential savings of switching to LED light bulbs in the home, with tips for selecting the right bulbs

Touchstone Energy Cooperative, Advanced Energy
Factsheet
Clean Energy Basics
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Living Comfortably: A Consumer's Guide to Home Energy Upgrades

This guide from the Department of Energy serves as a starting place for consumers seeking to learn the basics of air sealing, insulation, appliance energy usage and choosing a professional energy auditor.

U.S. Department of Energy
Guide or Toolkit
Clean Energy Basics
Low-Income Energy Affordability Data (LEAD) Tool

Created as a part of Better Building’s Clean Energy for Low Income Communities Accelerator (CELICA), this tool provides data for low- and moderate-income community energy expenditures across all 50 states, census divisions and tract levels and may be utilized in determining energy policy and program planning.

U.S. Department of Energy; Better Buildings Initiative
Tool or Calculator
Low-Income
Renter
Decision Maker Guides
Lowering Your Electric Bill

Blog by Advanced Energy including a breakdown of typical home energy use, as well as the most effective low- and high-cost improvements

Jonathan Susser, Advanced Energy
General
Clean Energy Basics
Multifamily Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Barriers and Opportunities for Deep Energy Savings

This product of the Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations (REEO) was developed to inform national stakeholders about strategies used to achieve deep energy savings in the multifamily housing sector through energy efficiency upgrades.

Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations (REEO); 2016
Report
Low-Income
Renter
Decision Maker Guides
PDF icon Download (1.48 MB)
N.C. Building Performance Association — Member Directory

Directory of NCBPA-associated installers, contractors, auditors, nonprofits and consultants for a variety of building performance needs

North Carolina Building Performance Association
Guide or Toolkit
North Carolina

Energy Efficiency & Conservation News

App State Architect Illustrates a New Standard in Carbon-Neutral Design

“We have just experienced the hottest 10 years of our existence,” Mike Kapp said. “Things are moving in the wrong direction and we need to do so...

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