Government Energy Management, Research & Policy Resourcess

REACHBARRIER offers an extensive library of energy efficiency, management and related online links and resources. Links are displayed by category (on separate pages). To help in your evaluation of the link, a brief explanation is provided for each. Inclusion in this list does not represent an endorsement by this web site, although we do try to be selective - and reserve the right to do so.

Index Of State Energy-Efficiency Policies
Alliance to Save Energy Launches Web-Based Index Of State Energy-Efficiency Policies. This comprehensive index allows policy makers, state officials, advocates, and citizens to search easily for energy-efficiency laws, by state or by policy topic.

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation—AHFC
provides Alaskans with access to safe, quality, affordable housing.

Built Green Colorado
A voluntary program that uses buyer demand and market education to encourage builders to produce homes that have improved energy efficiency, conserve water, have improved indoor air quality, are more durable and more comfortable, reduce pollution, and save natural resources.

Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation
Colorado's lead state agency on energy efficiency issues.

ENERGY STAR
A voluntary partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, product manufacturers, local utilities, and retailers. Partners help promotes efficient products by labeling with the ENERGY STAR® logo and educating consumers about the unique benefits of energy-efficient products. Find products and services that qualify for the ENERGY STAR rating.

Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA)
Provides environmental and energy efficiency financing, coordination, and education to governmental units and non-profit organizations in Georgia.

Healthy School Environments
These Web pages are intended to serve as a gateway to on-line resources to help facility managers, school administrators, architects, design engineers, school nurses, parents, teachers and staff address environmental health issues in schools.

Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
A voluntary initiative that seeks to accelerate the creation and widespread use of advanced technologies to improve housing in the United States.

Rebuild America
A program of the U.S. Department of Energy, Rebuild America "partners" with communities to reduce energy expenditures, retrofit existing buildings, and build new facilities.

U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program (BTP)
DOE's Building Technologies Program works to improve the energy efficiency of our nation's buildings through innovative new technologies and better building practices.

Natural Resources Canada
Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency has everything you need to save energy, save money and help protect the environment while reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contributes to climate change. Through its many programs for the residential, commercial, industrial and transportation sectors, the OEE has the most up-to-date information on energy efficiency, alternative energy and clean fuels.

EnerGuide Room Air Conditioner Directory 2005
This directory is Canada's most comprehensive source of information on room air conditioners. It provides energy efficiency ratings for all models which helps you put energy efficiency on your shopping list. Worksheets are included to help you to find out what size of air conditioner you need, how to reduce the annual electricity cost required to operate a unit and how to use the EnerGuide label and ENERGY STAR® symbol to spot the most energy-efficient units.