This page provides information about energy efficiency measures implemented for commercial, industrial, public and residential buildings with focus on building envelop improvements.
Building energy improvement measures cut down energy use and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
The following links provide additional information:
Building Envelop - Mexico
Building Envelop General information about improving the building envelop
Australian Building Codes Board
Сайтът на австралийското бюро за прилагане на мерки в сградния сектор (ABCB) информира за енергийно-ефективни програми за многофункционални жилищни и търговски сгради. Ръководство за прилагането на енергийна ефективност в сгради е също налична на интернет страницата.
BEE | Build Energy Efficiency
This web site contains information on building energy codes and building design, construction, and renovation.
EERE: Building Technologies Program Home Page
The mission of the Building Technologies Program (BTP) is to develop technologies, techniques, and tools for making buildings more energy efficient, productive, and affordable. BTP focuses on improving commercial and residential building components; energy modeling tools, building energy codes, and appliance standards. This Web site provides information and resources for industry professionals to help reduce the energy use of new and existing buildings and strengthen the nation's energy future.
Energy Efficiency in Buildings
The EU Directive on energy performance of buildings (2002/91/EC) is the main legislative instrument at EU level to achieve energy performance in buildings. This web site contains information on EU energy efficiency policies regarding buildings.
Environmental Energy Technologies Division
At this web site, you will faces Berkeley Lab's energy efficiency research including: (1) advanced energy technologies, (2) building efficiency technologies, (3) research on both U.S. and international energy issues—policy, efficient purchasing, electricity markets, energy use of buildings, industry, and transportation, and (4) ventilation, indoor air quality, assessing pollutant exposures and risk.
NREL: Buildings Research Home Page
NREL is a buildings research combining renewable energy with innovative technologies to significantly reduce energy consumption in buildings. NREL’s research activities includes studies on (1) whole building energy integration, (2) tools to assist in the analysis of energy needs and solutions, and (3) innovative building technologies.
RET Screen International Home
The free-of-charge RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software under the web site can be used to evaluate the electricity production and savings, costs, financial viability and risk for small hydropower plants. It includes also the summarized hydrology data. A short tutorial for hydropower plants construction and implementation is available.