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Housing & Energy |
A collection of resources related to healthy homes, indoor air quality, moisture control, weatherization, energy efficiency and more |
Report Factsheet Guide or Toolkit |
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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. |
Report Map |
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IEEFA Research Topics |
Find IEEFA research and reports listed by topic, region or by energy company. |
Report |
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Indoor Air Quality |
This 3-page fact sheet provides introductory information on the main characteristics of indoor air quality. |
Factsheet |
Download (648.37 KB) |
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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 |
Factsheet |
Download (774.68 KB) |
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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. |
Guide or Toolkit |
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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. |
Tool or Calculator |
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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 |
General |
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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. |
Report |
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N.C. Building Performance Association — Member Directory |
Directory of NCBPA-associated installers, contractors, auditors, nonprofits and consultants for a variety of building performance needs |
Guide or Toolkit |
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...