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Advanced Building Technology and Practices
A building professional's guide to more than 90 environmentally concerned technologies and practices. Architects, engineers and buildings managers can improve the energy and resource efficiency of commercial, industrial and multi-unit residential buildings through the use of the technologies and practices described in this web site.
Advanced Energy Partners for Successful Change
Advanced Energy is a non-profit organization that focuses on industrial process technologies, motors and drives testing, and applied building science. Their web site offers sections on consulting for businesses and industry publications.
Alliance to Save Energy
The Alliance to Save Energy is a nonprofit coalition of prominent business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of energy. Found on this web site is a list of their energy efficiency programs and educational lesson plans to help teachers promote energy efficiency in schools.
American Coalition for Ethanol
ACE is an organization that promotes the use of ethanol for its clean burning abilities. Their large web site features ethanol related legislation updates, news, publications and links.
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting both economic prosperity and environmental protection. Their web site presents such educational tools as The Environmental Guide to Cars and Trucks and a guide for home energy efficiency and savings.
American Hydrogen Association
The goal of AHA is to stimulate interest in hydrogen energy and help establish the renewable hydrogen energy economy. Their web site offers a bi-monthly newsletter and links to hydrogen related news stories.
American Methanol Institute
The American Methanol Foundation is a non-profit educational and scientific organization dedicated to supporting the greater use of methanol as a clean energy resource. The Foundation focuses the scientific and educational resources of public, private, non-profit and academic organizations to advance technologies for methanol production and use.
American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
ASHRAE is an international organization with chapters throughout the world. The Society is organized for the sole purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration for the public's benefit through research, standards writing, continuing education and publications. Their web site has a large section devoted for student engineers that includes scholarships, programs, and career opportunities.
American Solar Energy Society
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is a national organization dedicated to advancing the use of solar energy for the benefit of the global environment. ASES promotes the widespread near-term and long-term use of solar energy with this web site that features tour of solar powered homes and solar-related publications.
Association of Energy Engineers
The AEE is a group of over 8,000 professionals committed to helping their firms or clients increase energy efficiency, utilize innovative energy service options, enhance environmental management programs, upgrade facility operations, and improve equipment performance. Their web site features a large amount of energy engineering information for those wishing to explore the technical aspects of energy efficiency.
California Energy Commission
The CEC is California's primary energy policy and planning agency. Their web site features press releases and reports on California's energy concerns, as well as a complete list of the CEC funded programs. They also offer learning tools for younger students in their teaching kids section.
Energy Quest - Energy Education from CEC
A fun, interactive site from the CEC geared towards younger children offering the basics of energy history, development and deployment. There are various difficulty levels as well as contests to help encourage involvement.
Center for Energy and Environmental Education
The CEEE is located on the University of Northern Iowa campus, and is an organization that covers a range of energy and environmental education programs including the Iowa Festival Recycling Project and the Iowa Energy Summit. There is also a section on fun facts and tips to help encourage involvement in energy education.
Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research
The University of Iowa's CGRER promotes research efforts that focus on the multiple aspects of global environmental change. Their web site outlines CGRER goals and offers links to research and reports done by the group on a multitude of environmental issues. Their web site also offers a section aimed towards K-12 students interested in atmospherics and related sciences.
Compressed Air Challenge
The mission of the CAC is to develop and provide resources that educate industry on the opportunities to increase productivity through compressed air system optimization. There is also a series of training sessions to help you learn more about the fundamentals of compressed air systems. A sourcebook and fact sheets are also available.
Daylight Dividends (Lighting Research Center)
The Daylight Dividends web site serves as an information center for those who design and construct office buildings and want to learn more about daylighting – its benefits, design, usage, and implementation. The site provides research evidence, authoritative guidance, and perspectives supporting the use of daylighting in commercial and educational facilities.
Directory of Units of Measurement - University of Exeter
This web site provides a summary of the units of measurement. Also found here are the appropriate conversion factors needed to change those measurements into a "standard" unit of the System International.
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Energy Center of Wisconsin
A well-organized site that supplies research reports, case studies, fact sheets, videos, software, and other tools. Also on this large site is an updated listing of ECW projects, programs and conferences.
Energy Efficient Building Association
The EEBA promotes the awareness, education and development of energy efficient and environmentally responsible buildings. They offer a bookstore and case study reports to promote the education of energy efficient buildings.
Energy Kid's Page
Developed by the Energy Information Administration, with the cooperation of the National Energy Education Development Project. The site features the Energy Ant to tell kids about energy and how to use energy wisely. Visitors will find energy facts, games, energy history and classroom activities.
Energy Smart University
Funded by New York Stock Energy Research & Development Authority, Energy University teaches children through this fun and interactive web site about energy conservation and energy related issues. The University contains a variety of courses, reference materials, labs and other materials.
General Electric Wind Energy
GE Wind Energy offers "Just 4 Kids & Teachers" curriculum, activities and worksheets.
Geothermal Education Office
The Geothermal Education Office (GEO) produces and distributes educational materials about geothermal energy to schools, energy/environmental educators, libraries, industry, and the public. GEO collaborates frequently with education and energy organizations with common goals, and, through its website, responds to requests and questions from around the world.
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International Ground Source Heat Pump Association
The IGSHPA was established to advance geothermal/ground source heat pump technology on local, state, national, and international levels. They concentrate their site of promoting Ground Source technology and its benefits. They offer a large amount of fiscal and technical aspects of GS to help familiarize consumers with the technology.
Kids Zone - Department of Energy
Energy can be understood through science, engineering, social systems, and education. It is the common thread that puts energy-related patterns of relationships into perspective. One goal of this site is to present various roadmaps to learning this concept - including one or more that match different learning styles.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Energy and Environment Division)
This is an immense web site that contains detailed information on the research at the LBNL. The focus of the research is developing technology that uses, converts and stores energy more efficiently and with less environmental impact. They also study and offer reports on energy use and the environment.
Lighting Research Center
The LRC is part of the School of Architecture at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute It was formed with the goal of changing architecture, through lighting that is energy efficient and responsive. Their web site is an objective source of manufacturer-specific performance information on efficient lighting products and other lighting efficient educational tools.
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National Energy Foundation (U.K.)
The National Energy Foundation is an independent educational charity. Its objective is to work for the more efficient, innovative, and safe use of energy and to increase the public awareness of energy in all its aspects.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
NREL works toward a sustainable energy future by developing renewable energy technologies, improving energy efficiency, advancing related science, engineering and facilitating commercialization. Their large web site contains a detailed listing of NREL research that offers a spectrum of global marketing techniques and alternative fueling resources.
National Energy Education Development Project (NEED)
The NEED Project is a nonprofit education association dedicated to developing and distributing comprehensive, hands-on energy education programs to schools nationwide. Students are presented with objective scientific explanations of the role of energy in society. Curriculum materials and activities are designed to promote an understanding of the economic and environmental trade-offs of energy, so that students and teachers are able to make educated decisions in the future.
The Office of Biorenewable Programs (ISU)
The Iowa State Univesity Bioeconomy Initiative develops cross-disciplinary research, education, and extension programs that promote the greater and more efficient use of biorenewable resources, and more generally, support the emergence of Iowa and Iowa State University (ISU) as leaders in the new bioeconomy.
The Science Station
A Cedar Rapids based museum that makes science and learning fun for people of all ages. This is done through an innovative approach to science learning based on hands-on interaction. There are over 130 hands-on exhibits and many educational programs to serve visitors to the museum and the web site. The museum has over 7500 square feet of exhibits on three floors and a new IMAX theatre facility.
Solar Energy International
SEI's Renewable Energy Education Program teaches the practical use of solar, wind and waterpower. Their workshops teach the skills to design, install and maintain renewable energy systems and to build state-of-the-art solar homes that are efficient, and earth friendly.
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U.S. Department of Energy
The government agency's site is the most complete and accurate source for energy information on the web. Found here are studies and reports on the full spectrum of sources. This federal site is a very good starting point for any energy related search. They also offer a section devoted entirely to educating children on multiple aspects of energy efficiency and use.
U.S. DOE - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
Offering even greater detail on renewable energy, EREN provides 600 links and 80,000 documents on bioenergy, hydrogen, ocean, wind, geothermal, hydro and solar power. They too have a section devoted entirely to encouraging and education children's involvement with energy efficiency.
Federal Energy Management Program
The FEMP initiated The You Have the Power Campaign, which helps agencies reach their energy-saving goals by raising awareness of energy efficiency activities at Federal agencies. This web site spotlights the energy saving work of agency personnel and provides material for energy awareness campaigns.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Programs
Though they concern themselves with every aspect of energy use, this federal web site offers a large amount of information on energy for around your home or business. Since the EPA is a regulatory agency there are also a large amount of information given on for energy standards and laws. The web site also has a children's section that encourages kids to explore their environment and learn about the neat things they can do to protect it. There are games, pictures, stories, and other fun things offered.
The Vital Signs Project
The Vital Signs Project aims to incorporate matters of building physical performance into the education of architects. The goal is to raise a fundamental awareness about the ways in which design decisions affect a building's physical performance--from energy use, to indoor environmental quality, to occupant well-being.
World Energy Efficiency Association
The World Energy Efficiency Association was founded as a private, non-profit organization composed of developed and developing country institutions charged with increasing energy efficiency. Their web site offers energy efficiency reports broken down by specific international regions and other conference reports.
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