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N (leakage curve slope), definition
N-HERO
NAC (Normalized Annual Consumption), estimating
Nadel, Steven, on the takeback effect
Nagiecki, John, on the Affordable Comfort conference
NAHB. See<\i> National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
NAHN (National Affordable Housing Network)
.... house plans
........ information
nailing fins
nailing techniques for rigid foam insulation
nails, and R-value
NAIMA (North American Insulation Manufacturers Association) MEC Thermal Envelope Compliance Guide
Nakamura, Hajime
.... on gas appliance submetering
NARUC (National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners) kWh rate projections
NATAS (National Appropriate Technology Assistance Service)
.... consolidation into EREC
.... formation of National Affordable Housing Network
.... resource reference
"NATAS and CAREIRS Become EREC" (Anderson)
NATE (North American Technician Excellence) ductwork installer certification
NATE (North American Technician Excellence Incorporated) training program contact information
"National Affordable Housing Network" (Miller)
National Affordable Housing Network (NAHN)
.... house plans
........ information
National Appropriate Technology Assistance Service. See<\i> NATAS (National Appropriate Technology Assistance Service)
National Arbor Day Foundation
.... Building with Trees seminar
.... contact information
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
.... Energy/Value Housing Awards
.... on the EPA radon control standard
.... green mortgages program
.... information
.... insulation study
.... steel-frame energy-efficient building workshops
.... tree preservation program
.... Web site
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) kWh rate projections
National Balancing Institute training program contact information
National Board for Industrial and Technical Development (NUTEK) (Sweden), automatic shut-off computer challenge
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
.... multifamily building information clearinghouse
.... and the National Affordable Housing Network
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training window efficiency study
National Comfort Foundation
National Comfort Institute training program contact information
National Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE), contact information
National Energy Audit. See<\i> NEAT (National Energy Audit)
"National Energy Audit, The" (Harner)
National Energy Education Forums (NEEF)
National Energy Use Database Home Energy Retrofit Survey<\i> excerpts
National Fenestration Rating Council. See<\i> NFRC (National Fenestration Rating Council)
National Fuel Gas Code and Handbook Set<\i> contact information
National HERO home energy ratings program
.... information
.... Reward Wall System partnership
national HERS systems
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NISOH) cellulose insulation study
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
.... dishwasher control energy savings
.... lumen standards
National Park Service, Green Energy Parks program
National Passive Solar Conference
National Plumbing Standards
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
.... BESTEST reports
.... Building America program association
.... and CARB prototype monitoring project
.... Carborne house project
.... contact information
.... Energy-10 design software
.... energy rating software tests
.... HERS BESTEST
.... HERS Case Study
.... indoor pollution research
.... photovoltaic modular homes project
National Resource Council of Canada computer electricity consumption study
National Sunroom Association (NSA) energy code
National Weather Service (NWS), automated weather data gathering systems
native plants, use in xeriscapes
NativeSUN Hopi Solar Electric Project
natural disasters, and energy efficiency
natural draft vent (definition)
natural gas
.... cooling energy use
.... differentiated from city gas
.... gas leak detection
.... generating electricity with
........ price
.... price as a factor in utilities deregulation
.... training programs
.... See also fuel switching; gas
natural infiltration
.... effect of fans and blowers
.... See also infiltration
Natural Resources Canada Advanced Houses program. See<\i> NRCan Advanced Houses program
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
.... Building Codes Assistance Project
.... lighting programs
natural ventilation
.... natural draft vent (definition)
NCAEC (North Carolina Alternative Energy Corporation), ductwork repair program
NCAT (National Center for Appropriate Technology)
.... multifamily information clearinghouse
.... and the National Affordable Housing Network
NCI Information Systems
Neal, C. Leon
.... on heat pumps for manufactured homes
Neal, leon
.... on contractor certification
NEAT (National Energy Audit)
.... advanced Field Test Audit version
.... capabilities
........ upgrade measures
.... compared with Retro-Tech methods
.... effectiveness
.... information resources
.... version 5.1
.... See also NEAT/Retro-Tech comparison
NEAT (National Energy Audit Tool) software
NEAT/Retro-Tech comparison
.... air sealing results
.... cooling results
.... heating results
........ table
.... installed measures
........ graph
........ table
.... test design
.... weatherization costs
........ graph
........ tables
.... weatherization energy savings
........ tables
Nebraska energy codes
"Need to Measure Energy Savings, The" (Meier)
NEEF (National Energy Education Forums)
NEES (New England Electric Service), DSM program administration
negative ion generators
neighborhood benefits of multifamily building retrofits
Neighborhood Energy Workshops (NEW) consumer education program
Neighborhoods in Progress energy-efficient home loan programs
NEIL (New Energy Information Locator) Web site
Nelson, Bruce, on the Minnesota Public Service R-2000 standards
Nelson, Carol, on recycling refrigerators
Nelson, Gary, on ductwork leak detectors
Nemtzow, David, on building codes
Nepon Peral low-flow toilet
NESEA. See<\i> North East Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) conference
net metering
.... consumer response
.... cost-effectiveness
.... cost savings
.... as a DSM program
.... legislation on
.... obstacle solutions
.... obstacles to programs
.... penetration of net metering programs by state (map)
.... program administration
.... solar electricity
.... state mandates
.... utility-instigated programs
Netherlands, lamp recycling methods
NEUCS (night evaporative underfloor cooling storage)
Neuffer Construction passive solar house designs
Neuffer, Paul, on passive solar home designs
Nevada
.... construction defect litigation
.... energy codes
Nevada Green Building Resource team
Nevitt, Robert
.... on pressure diagnostics
"New Appliance Labels Emphasize Energy Use" (Bodzin and Byrne)
"New ASHRAE Ventilation Standard"
NEW (Neighborhood Energy Workshops) consumer education program
New Energy Information Locator (NEIL) Web site
New England Electric Service (NEES), DSM program administration
New England energy-efficiency programs
"New Group Hunts Bad Ducts" (Obst)
New Hampshire
.... energy codes
.... energy-efficiency programs
"New Jargon for the Trades" (Bodzin)
New Jersey
.... energy codes
.... energy efficiency program funding
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Sustainable Development/Affordable Housing pilot program
New London Resource Project
New Mexico Construction Industries Association straw-bale construction codes
"New Monster in the Basement, The" (Treidler)
"New Pioneering in Straw Bale Building" (Jaccaci and Bodzin)
"New Problems, New Solutions at Affordable Comfort" (Bodzin)
"New Shine on Hopi Homes" (Bodzin)
"New Software Helps Sell Energy-Efficient Homes" (Rider Allen)
"New Standards Begin, But Will Rebates Continue?" (Morrill)
"New Technologies Showcased at E-Source Forum" (Greenberg)
"New Value for High-Mass Walls" (Christian, Desjarlais, Kosny, and Kossecka)
"New Wall System Keeps the Lead Out and the Heat In" (Cavallo and Wendt)
"New Window Ratings to Indicate Seasonal Performance"e (Byrne)
New York City
.... multifamily building fuel use survey
.... multifamily building stock
.... multifamily weatherization studies
.... submetering regulations
.... Toilet Rebate Program
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
.... low-flow toilet study
.... water conservation programs
New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) refrigerator program
New York Power Authority (NYPA), apartment refrigerator program
New York state
.... EMS regulation
.... energy codes
.... energy efficiency program funding
.... NYSTAR attic insulation standards
.... ventless gas heater standards
New York State Department of State TIPS audit software
New York State Energy Office (NYSEO)
.... closing of
........ effects of closing
.... problems in management
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
.... Dual System retrofit studies
.... on GRI gas heater regulations
.... multifamily building ventilation study
.... radiator valve study
.... solar electricity promotion programs
.... weatherization audit technology project
.... See also NYSERDA hot water system strategies study; NYSERDA multifamily water heating study; Taitem Engineering multifamily building ventilation study
New York's Instrumented Audit Project
.... cost/benefit ratio (tables)
"New York's 'Targeted Investment Protocol System' " (Gerardi and Sweeney)
Newburn, Jeff, on waterbed retrofit programs
Newcomb, James, on utility deregulation and energy efficiency programs
newsgroups (on-line) on energy efficiency
Nexus auditing software
.... information
NFO Research Incorporated Consumer New Home Survey
NFRC (National Fenestration Rating Council)
.... address correction
.... door labeling procedure
.... window ratings. See<\i> NFRC window ratings
.... window testing
.... See also window labels
NFRC window ratings
.... acceptance
.... directory
.... information
.... labels
........ illustration
NHER HERS program
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NiMo) energy audit program
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC)
.... consumer education program
........ energy savings
.... hybrid photovoltaic system program
NIALMS (Nonintrusive Appliance Load Monitoring System)
.... abnormal power use detection
.... appliance recognition
........ graph
.... cost-effectiveness
Niemeyer, Judy
.... on passive solar concrete homes
night evaporative underfloor cooling storage (NEUCS)
night ventilation cooling
NiMo (NiagaraMohawk Power Corporation) energy audit program
.... marketing
NIOSH (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) cellulose insulation study
Nirk, Lena
.... on Energy Star light labels
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
.... dishwasher control energy savings
.... lumen standards
nitrogen oxide emissions elimination in boilers
Nittler, Ken, on Title 24
NL (normalized leakage) calculation
NMPC. See<\i> Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NiMo); Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC)
NMPP Energy Power Manager Plus utility billing software
NO2<\sub> criteria for gas heaters
noise
.... condensing furnaces
.... as a factor in selecting appliances
.... fluorescent lights
.... ground source heat pump installation noise
.... as an indicator of energy inefficiency
.... kitchen vent fans
.... malfunctioning evaporative coolers
.... reducing from air conditioners
........ using heat pumps
.... reducing with straw panels
.... thud when evaporative cooler blower starts
.... transmitted through energy-efficient windows
.... whole-house fans
........ noise ratings
........ whistling
.... See also noise problems; noise ratings; noise reduction
noise problems
.... airport noise
.... exhaust fans
.... heat pump water heaters
.... refrigerators
.... sone, definition
.... soundproofing for
.... See also noise; noise reduction
noise ratings, HV1000 (Tamarack Technologies whole-house fan)
noise reduction
.... dishwasHERS (home energy rating systems)
.... refrigerators
.... Southface demo house
.... See also noise; noise problems
Nolden, Sandra
.... on multifamily building retrofit studies
noncontact thermometers. See<\i> infrared thermometers
nonelectric water heater flue dampers
Nonintrusive Appliance Load Monitoring System. See<\i> NIALMS (Nonintrusive Appliance Load Monitoring System)
Nordyne heat pump rating system
Normalized Annual Consumption (NAC), estimating
normalized leakage (NL) calculation
North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) MEC Thermal Envelope Compliance Guide
North American Technician Excellence Incorporated (NATE)
.... ductwork installer certification
.... training program contact information
North Carolina, energy codes
North Carolina Alternative Energy Center
North Carolina Alternative Energy Corporation (NCAEC), ductwork repair program
North Carolina Power ductwork contractor training
North Dakota energy codes
North East Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) conference
.... contact information
.... with the EEBA
.... information
.... Quality Building Conference
.... Telltale House exhibit
north windows for passive solar homes
Northeast
.... CFL sales
.... training programs
Northeast Utilities
.... refrigerator foam insulation processing
"Northeast Utility System Sees Marketing Benefits with Energy Star" (Mauritz)
Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin (NSPW) Energy Smart Project
Northgate Housing retrofits
.... air sealing
.... evaluation
.... fuel switching
.... savings
.... tenant buyout
Northwest, CFL sales
Northwest Power Planning Council regional energy strategy
"Not Your Daddy's Duct Sealing Method" (Heederik)
"Notes from Abroad" (Meier)
NRCan (Canadian Office of Energy Efficiency and Natural Resources Canada)
.... EnerGuide for Houses program
.... R-2000 standards
.... See also NRCan Advanced Houses program
NRCan Advanced Houses program
.... appliances
.... building envelope construction techniques
.... CEBus systems
.... costs
.... design guidelines
.... energy performance (overall)
........ graph
.... energy use
........ electrical consumption (graph)
.... environmental features
.... heating loads
........ heat loss comparisons (graph)
.... indoor air quality
........ formaldehyde
........ volatile organic compounds
.... integrated mechanical systems
.... passive solar contributions
.... whole-house approach
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)
.... lighting programs
.... transportation studies
NREL. See<\i> National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
NSA (National Sunroom Association) energy code
NSPW (Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin) Energy Smart Project
nuclear power plants, economics
NUTEK (National Board for Industrial and Technical Development) (Sweden), automatic shut-off computer challenge
NWS (National Weather Service), automated weather data gathering systems
NYCHA (New York City Housing Authority) refrigerator program
Nylund Community
.... construction methods
.... energy savings
.... heating systems
.... passive solar houses
NYPA (New York Power Authority), apartment refrigerator program
NYSEO. See<\i> New York State Energy Office (NYSEO)
NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority). See<\i> New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA); NYSERDA hot water system strategies study; NYSERDA multifamily water heating study
NYSERDA hot water system strategies study
.... energy consumption
........ graphs
.... energy savings
........ graphs
.... monitoring
.... paybacks
.... recirculation pump energy use
........ graph
.... strategies
........ graph
.... tenant response
.... water consumption
.... water temperatures
NYSERDA multifamily water heating study
.... diagram
.... graph
.... methods
.... recirculation losses
.... recommendations
.... results
NYSTAR attic insulation standards
NYSTAR/IES low-income housing project
.... certification
.... consumer response
.... training
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