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E-lamps
.... See also electrode-less induction lamps
E Seal certification program
E-Source Forum
E2 recycled insulation
EA-QUIP (Energy Audit using the Queens Information Package) software
early adopters (description)
early-design software
early majority (description)
earth
.... as insulation
.... See also earth construction
"Earth Building Takes New Shapes" (Farnsworth)
earth construction
.... adobe
.... advantages
.... aesthetic appeal
.... cast earth
.... concrete used with
.... disadvantages
.... embodied costs
.... information resources
.... PIS<$> construction
.... rammed earth
.... soil types used
.... types
.... See also earth houses; high mass walls
earth houses
.... boiler sizing
.... cooling
.... heating
.... PIS<$> houses
.... water damage
.... See also adobe houses; earth construction
Eash, John
.... on duct improvements
.... on the IQ+ program
East Bay Municipal Utility district (California) landscape water consumption study
east windows for passive solar homes
Easton, David
.... on high mass walls
.... on PIS<$> construction
"Easy Mortgages with Energy Rated Homes of Vermont" (James)
EBER (Existing Buildings Efficiency Research)
ECA (Energy Coordinating Agency of Philadelphia) Conservation Works Program
ECIX (Energy and Climate Information Exchange Files) on-line site
"eco-score" computer software
Ecogopher on-line information service
EcoGroup Home Energy Survey
Ecological Housing Project
.... household kWh saved by energy-efficient measures (table)
.... recommended energy saving measures (table)
EcoNet BBS
Economic Opportunity Research Institute WAP evaluation study
economics
.... of CFL retrofits
.... of community-based energy conservation programs
.... of electricity restructuring
.... of energy-efficiency program financing
.... energy-efficient construction, Gabriel Enterprise houses
.... fuel cells
.... of household kWh saved by energy-efficient measures (table)
.... of HUD mobile home standards
.... of lighting retrofits
.... of low-cost energy-efficient construction (table)
.... and the mobile home market
.... of multifamily building retrofit investment levels
.... nuclear power plants
.... PIS<$> construction
.... of residential energy conservation, Affordable Comfort Conference discussions
.... solar electricity
........ break-even price (graph)
.... of solar pool heaters
.... tax credits
.... of utility rebate programs
.... of waterbed purchases
.... of weatherization
.... of window replacement
.... of window retrofits
.... See also cost; cost controls for weatherization programs; financing; paybacks; price; pricing; pricing plans
Ecos Consulting halogen torchiere trade-in program
Ecos Incorporated Sealand Micro-flush low-flow toilet
Ecotope
.... furnace fan versus whole-house fan study
.... mobile home ductwork study
Ecovillage (EVI)
.... hot water system sharing
........ replacements and upgrades
........ savings
.... sewer pipe uses
EDB (Energy Science and Technology Database)
edge blow insulation
.... diagram
Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
.... E Seal certification program
.... on utility rebate program tax policies
Edmunds, Megan
.... on home energy ratings systems
EDO (Energy Design On-line) BBS
EDS (energy design software). See<\i> computer software
EDU (Energy Design Update<\i>) heat pump studies
education
.... green construction for developers
.... See also communication; conferences on efficient energy; consumer education; seminars; training programs on energy efficiency
"Education Melts Icicles at City Hall" (Thomas)
educational institutions, role in energy-efficient construction training
EEBA (Energy Efficient Building Association)
.... conferences
........ 1996
.... Health House program involvement
"EEBA Does Dallas" (Anderson)
EEMs (Energy-Efficient Mortgages)
.... with 2% qualifying ratio stretch
.... acceptance
.... auditor ratings
.... California
.... consumer interest
.... educating lenders on
.... educating realtors in
.... expansion of EEMs programs
.... FHA EEMs
.... and HERS standards
.... HUD houses
.... ICF houses
.... manufactured homes
.... marketing by contractors
.... publicity
.... TEP Guarantee houses
.... Virginia
.... See also EIMs; green mortgages
EER (Energy Efficiency Ratio) for air conditioners
EERs (Energy Efficiency Ratings) for air conditioners
EF (Energy Factor)
.... definition
.... in heat pump water heater performance
effective leakage area (ELA), definition
"Effects of Better Billing Feedback on Electrical Consumption, The: A Preliminary Report" (Wilhite and Ling)
efficacy, in lamps
efficiency. See<\i> energy efficiency
"Efficiency Sells for ESP" (Bodzin)
"Efficiency Studies: Good News or Bad?" (Stein)
"Efficient Cooling: Making It Happen" (Sherman and Hildebrandt)
"Efficient Plans Run Into Reality" (Marsh)
"Efficient Refrigerators for Apartments" (Wisniewski)
Efficient Window Collaborative (EWC)
egress requirements
.... diagram
EIA (Energy Information Administration) kWh rate projections
EIC (Energy Innovation Corporation) A/C Aider
EICBBS (Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Clearinghouse BBS)
EIFS (exterior insulation and finish systems)
.... moisture problems due to
.... termite problems related to
EIMs (Energy Improvement Mortgage)
.... with 2% qualifying ratio stretch
.... difficulties
.... Energy Rated Homes of Vermont
.... and HFA programs
.... HUD/FHA program
.... incentives
.... Veteran's Administration program
.... See also EEMs; green mortgages
Eisen, Mark, on CFL marketing and distribution
Eisenberg, David, on straw bale construction codes
Eisenberg, Joel
.... on weatherization programs and utility restructuring
Eisenberg, Joel F. on WAP
EK-PRO software
ELA (effective leakage area), definition
ELCAP (End-Use Load and Conservation Assessment Project)
elderly households in U.S. multifamily buildings
electric bills. See<\i> utility bills
electric companies
.... deregulation
........ consumer response
........ contractor opportunities
.... environmental responsibility
.... marketing tactics
.... renewable energy programs
.... two-tiered rates
electric furnaces
.... diagram
electric heat pumps
.... simulated monthly costs
........ graph
........ table
electric heaters
.... baseboard heaters
........ soot stains from
........ thermostats
.... Cadet heater part recalls
.... Enerjoy radiant heaters
.... heat pumps compared to
.... limit switches, recalls
.... sizing
electric heating
.... costs
.... electric furnaces
.... Energy Star Homes program
.... flood damage retrofits
.... monitoring
.... radiant heat panels
........ ceiling panels
.... Zimmerman vacation home project
.... See also electric furnaces; electric heaters; electric heating systems
electric heating systems
.... baseboard heaters
.... efficiency rating
.... furnaces
.... heat pumps
.... radiant heat panels
.... upgrades, cost worksheet
.... See also electric furnaces; electric heaters; electric radiant heat panels
electric igniters
electric lawn mowers
electric power. See<\i> electricity
Electric Power Research Institute. See<\i> EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute)
electric radiant heat panels
.... ceiling panels
electric stoves, selecting
electric-to-electric water heater conversions
electric-to-gas water heater conversions
.... conversion evaluation
.... cost
........ table
.... energy savings
.... power consumption change (tables)
.... Seahorse system
electric utility costs for Prarie Crossing houses (graph)
electric water heaters
.... conservation measure cost-effectiveness (table)
.... DOE standards
.... energy use
........ graph
........ studies
........ table
.... flood damage retrofits
.... heat pump water heaters
.... replacing with gas water heaters
.... replacing with solar water heaters
.... as supplemental water heaters
.... tankless model savings
.... vacation management
.... See also water heater insulation; water heaters
electrical systems
.... installation, PERSIST technique
.... installation LESSCO air/vapor barrier box
.... See also electrical wiring
electrical utilities, restructuring. See<\i> electricity restructuring; utility deregulation
electrical wiring
.... fire hazards
........ from defective wiring
........ from knob-and-tube wiring
.... flood damage retrofits
.... inspection techniques
........ branch circuit wiring analyzers
........ branch circuit wiring analyzers for inspecting electrical wiring (diagram)
........ Vernon Street project
........ visual inspection
.... See also electrical systems
electrically operated dampers, for integrated heating and ventilation systems
electricity
.... cheap
.... cogeneration systems to produce
.... cost calculation
........ regional costs
.... customer-site generation
.... emergency generators
.... fuel cells
.... generation
........ cost of
........ from incinerating cows
.... green electricity
........ information sources
.... intelligent home power controls
.... interactive home energy management systems
.... net metering
.... nuclear power plants
.... pollution contributed by generation of
.... power outage effects
.... power quality
........ compact fluorescents and
........ terms applying to
.... renewable energy to produce
.... supply reliability
.... system benefits charge
........ map of states with system benefits charges
.... voltage level (normal)
.... voltage waveshape (normal)
.... See also electric companies; electrical systems; electrical wiring; electricity conservation; electricity consumption; electricity prices; electricity restructuring; fuel switching; photovoltaic power; refrigerator electricity consumption; renewable power; residential energy consumption; wind-generated electricity
electricity conservation
.... cogeneration systems
.... conventions
.... cooling load reduction
.... FSEC makeover house
........ table
.... House of Seven Gables lighting retrofit
.... light tubes
.... lighting retrofits
........ graph
........ tables
.... phase-change wallboard
.... recirculation pump strategies
.... refrigerators
.... U.S. programs
.... utility bills as a tool for
.... See also appliance standards; cooling load reduction; residential energy consumption; residential energy savings; retrofits
electricity consumption
.... abnormal power use detection methods
.... analysis as a basis for retrofit investment levels
.... appliances
........ French appliances
........ increases in electricity consumption
........ standby use
........ table
........ Web site information
.... aquariums
.... baseboard heaters with thermostats
.... cable boxes
.... calculating
........ gas consumption compared to
........ water heaters
.... ceiling fans
.... computers
........ leaving on
........ turning off
.... demand reduction
........ from efficient lighting designs
........ from energy-efficient cooling measures
........ from reflective roof coatings
........ and switched-off appliances
........ from wall insulation (graph)
.... DVD players
.... effect of urban air temperature on
.... energy-efficient refrigerator savings
.... French appliances
.... gas consumption compared to
.... from gas furnaces
.... ground source heat pumps
.... halogen torchieres
........ graph
.... heating system components
.... Internet terminals
.... lights
........ Christmas lights
........ halogen torchieres
.... measuring
.... monitoring DSM programs
.... in multifamily buildings
.... in NRCan Advanced Houses program
.... NYSERDA hot water system strategies study
.... prepurchase meters
.... recirculation pumps
.... satellite decoders
.... set-top boxes
.... sound options for video equipment
.... submetering
.... TVs
........ graph
........ HDTVs
........ table
.... VCRs
........ graphs
.... ventilation fans
.... video appliances
........ table
.... video games
.... washing machines, actual versus labeled electricity consumption
.... water heaters, calculating
.... well pumps
.... Zimmerman vacation home project
.... See also data loggers; electricity conservation; monitoring lighting use; phantom loads; refrigerator electricity consumption; standby loss; names of individual electrical devices<\i>
electricity costs, Prarie Crossing houses (graph)
electricity generation
.... from incinerating cows
.... using natural gas
electricity prices
.... and conservation
.... fuel cell electricity
.... multiple price levels in intelligent home energy systems
.... for PV systems
electricity restructuring
.... Cleveland Electric Illuminating tactics
.... effect on low-income households
.... effect on low-income weatherization programs
.... information resources
.... market forces causing
.... public policy changes causing
.... state role in
.... technological and economic changes causing
.... See also utility deregulation
electrochromic glass
electrode-less induction lamps
.... ballasts
.... compared to CFLs
.... efficacy (table)
.... and electrical interference
.... features
.... longevity
.... lumen outputs
.... marketing
electroluminescent lighting (EL) for exit signs
Electrolux freezer technology
electron microscopes for stain identification
electronic air cleaners
.... diagram
electronic ballasts (for compact fluorescent lights)
.... performance
electronic billboards at halogen torchiere trade-in programs
electronic devices
.... electricity consumption (table)
.... load current waveforms (graph)
.... and power quality
.... switched-off power demands
.... vacation management
.... voltage sag sensitivity (graph)
electronic energy-saving devices
.... Consumers Union testing
electronic line voltage thermostats. See<\i> ELVTs (electronic line voltage thermostats)
electrostatic panel air filters
.... diagram
electrostatic precipitator (ESP) air filters
.... effectiveness (graph)
Electrotech, power-corrected compact fluorescents
Electrotek Concepts Web site
"Eliminating CFCs Without Regrets" (Houghton)
ELVTs (electronic line voltage thermostats)
.... development
.... performance
.... versus bimetallic thermostats
........ graph
embodied costs, earth construction
embodied energy reduction in buildings
.... building material choice guidelines
.... difficulties in quantifying embodied energy
.... embodied energy (definition)
.... embodied energy versus operating energy (table)
.... energy use from three types of house construction (table)
.... information resources
.... life-cycle embodied energy
.... recycled construction materials
........ potential energy savings (table)
.... reducing energy required in building material manufacture
........ energy required to manufacture construction materials (table)
.... studies
EME Group multifamily water heating study
EME radiator valve study
emergency generators
Emerson ceiling fans
.... Gossamer Wind fan compared to
........ graph
.... tables
employment generation projects
EMR. See<\i> Canada Department of Energy, Mines, and Resources
EMRA (Energy Management and Research Associates) multifamily hot water use study
EMs. See<\i> EEMs (Energy-Efficient Mortgages)
EMS (Energy Management System) metering
.... Dual System
.... EMS/submetering combinations
.... energy savings
.... regulations
.... submetering compared to
encapsulated form walls
.... diagram
.... R-values
Encore heater parts recalls
End-Use Load and Conservation Assessment Project (ELCAP)
end-use prediction accuracy in HERS
Enercomp Micro-PAS software
EnerGuide for Houses (NRCan HERS program)
.... costs for ratings
.... goals
.... rater selection
.... ratings
.... recommendations
.... site evaluations
.... software analysis
EnerGuide projects
"Energy-10" (Clyne and Bodzin)
Energy-10 design software
.... AutoBuild feature
.... energy cost savings simulation (graph)
.... energy use simulation (graph)
.... graphics
.... heating, cooling, and lighting system balance
.... information
.... input page (illustration)
.... items simulated by
.... operating systems needed for
.... quick analysis
.... Rank feature
........ graph
.... upgrades
Energy and Climate Information Exchange (ECIX) Files on-line site
Energy and Regulatory Matters (ERMIS) BBS
energy assessments. See<\i> audits
Energy Audit using the Queens Information Package (EA-QUIP) software
energy auditing. See<\i> auditing
energy auditors. See<\i> auditors
energy audits. See<\i> audits
Energy Bill Web site
.... information
energy burdens (economic)
energy certification programs. See<\i> certification
Energy Choice light bulbs, misleading packaging
"Energy Code Goes International" (Bodzin)
energy codes
.... basement insulation
.... compliance
........ state compliance
.... daylighting
.... international
.... reading list
.... savings
.... SEP funding
.... Title 24
.... types (table)
.... See also building codes; IECC (International Energy Conservation Code); Model Energy Code (MEC); ratings; standards; states and countries by name<\i>
"Energy-Conscious Construction: Litigation Insurance?" (Luhr)
energy conservation
.... cohousing communities
.... comparison data on utility bills
.... electricity prices and
.... measures in the Cavallo HERS experiment
.... money savings from
.... performance contract controversies
.... and PG&E rate increases
.... program participation measurement methods
.... wall insulation cooling load savings
.... See also community programs; consumer education; electricity conservation; energy efficiency; performance contractors; residential energy conservation; water conservation
Energy Conservation 2000 project
energy conservation devices, electronic
"Energy Conservation in Cohousing Communities" (Hurrelbrinck)
Energy Conservatory
.... company history
.... Duct Blaster development
.... early blower door models
.... training programs
........ contact information
Energy Coordinating Agency of Philadelphia (ECA) Conservation Works Program
energy cost guarantee programs
Energy Crafted Home program
.... and the CL&P Energy Star Homes program
.... performance standard approach
.... training program contact information
energy credits in R-2000 standards
Energy Design On-line (EDO) BBS
energy design software (EDS). See<\i> architectural design; computer software
Energy Design Update<\i> (EDU)
.... contact information
.... heat pump studies
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