Additional Online Resources

The following links represent additional information related to this program.

  • Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)
    The Alliance to Save Energy promotes energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment, and greater energy security.
  • 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.
  • American Gas Association (AGA)
    The American Gas Association represents 189 local natural gas utilities that deliver gas to 54 million homes and businesses in all 50 states. This website is an invaluable resource for understanding the benefits and availability of clean, safe, reliable natural gas energy.
  • Applied Energy Group, Inc.
    Management Consulting firm that is big enough to get the job done, but small enough to care...
  • Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM)
    This site is designed to guide consumers through selection, use, care, and service/repair of household appliances. We hope you take advantage of the specialized information that AHAM and the Major Appliance Consumer Action Program prepared to make your appliance investment a satisfactory one.
  • Builder Tax Credit Information
    .PDF document explaining Builder Tax Credit Information
  • Building Performance Contractors Association (BPCA)
    The Building Performance Contractors Association NYS is a coalition of building performance contractors, Home Energy Raters, building diagnosticians, energy auditors & consultants in New York State providing services which increase the comfort, health and safety, efficiency and durability of housing through the treatment of the house as a whole system.
  • Building Performance Institute (BPI)
    The Building Performance Institute promotes excellence in the contracting trades by establishing standards of performance for technicians and providing certifications for qualified contractors.
  • Consumer Federation of America Foundation
    A consumer guide to buying energy efficient products for the home.
  • CREST
    The information site of the Renewable Energy Policy Project.
  • DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
    The U.S. Department of Energy's resource for energy efficiency and renewable energy information.
  • DOE Insulation Fact Sheet
    The U.S. Department of Energy's resource for energy efficiency and renewable energy information.
  • EcoMall
    A shopping center for green products also a collection of resources.
  • Efficient Windows Collaborative
    Provides unbiased information on the benefits of energy-efficient windows, descriptions of how they work, and recommendations for their selection and use.
  • Energy and Environmental Building Association
    Promotes the awareness, education and development of energy efficient, environmentally responsible buildings and communities.
  • Energy Efficiency Rehab Advisor
    This Advisor describes the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) guidelines for conducting energy efficient housing rehabilitation.
  • Energy Finance Solutions
    Offering financing for a wide range of energy efficiency measures.
  • Energy Foundation
    A partnership of major foundations interested in sustainable energy.
  • Energy Information Administration
    Official energy statistics from the US government.
  • ENERGY STAR
    Devoted to helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.
  • ENERGYguide
    With ENERGYguide, you can learn how to lower your energy bills by replacing equipment in your home or changing the way you use energy. You can also learn how your choices impact the environment. ENERGYguide sells several high quality products to help reduce your energy costs along with the information you need to guide your decisions. Many of the products bear the ENERGY STAR® label from the Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Environmental Building News
    The leading newsletter on environmentally responsible design and construction.
  • Federal Energy Tax Credit
  • This website gives an overview of The Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP), sponsored by a coalition of public interest nonprofit groups, government agencies, and other organizations in the energy efficiency field. This project was designed to give consumers and businesses information they need to make use of the federal income tax incentives for energy efficient products and technologies passed by Congress as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
  • Federal Energy Tax Credit Information
    .PDF document explaining Federal Energy Tax Credit Information
  • Geothermal Consortium
    Information on geothermal heat pumps and GeoExchange technology.
  • Home Energy Magazine
    This is the magazine of residential energy conservation. Whether installing, remodeling, repairing, or renovating, the most successful building professionals know how their work influences the overall comfort, health, safety, and energy efficiency of the home. These Home Performance professionals are winning more jobs, finding more work at homes, and getting fewer costly callbacks.
  • Home Energy Saver
    This site is an interactive decision-support environment for residential consumers.
  • Long Island Builders Institute (LIBI)
    The Long Island Builders Institute, formed in 1941, is an association of building industry professionals who are dedicated to making Long Island a better place to live and work, by creating a balance between the economy, the environment and the achievement of the American Dream of Home Ownership in all our communities.
  • New York State Builders Association (NYSBA)
    NYSBA offers their builder members exclusive services and benefits that assist in expanding the members business and enhances the bottom line.
  • Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET)
    In April 1995, the National Association of State Energy Officials and Energy Rated Homes of America founded the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) to develop a national market for home energy rating systems and energy efficient mortgages. RESNET's activities are guided by a mortgage industry steering committee composed of the leading national mortgage executives.
  • The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE)
    This website is a comprehensive guide to all forms of energy supply, demand and usage government links and it also features many more energy conservation tips.
Last Updated: 10/02/2009