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Homepage for ENERGY STAR’s windows, skylights, and doors program providing information for consumers and links to product directories.

Federal statistics about national energy consumption in residential homes.

Website describing the USRC, which "brings an unparalleled level of capability to the mission of improving community resilience in the built environment."

A fact sheet providing information on ENERGY STAR certified LED bulbs & how to find the right one to fit your lighting fixture.

A website explaining why homeowners should install ENERGY STAR certified lightbulbs, which helps to save homeowners on utility bills and protect the environment.

Web page providing links or specifications for homes to be labeled through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) WaterSense program.

Guide describing details that serve as a visual reference for each of the line items in the Water Management System Builder Checklist.

Specification of criteria for lavatory faucets and faucet accessories under the U.S. EPA WaterSense Program.

Website listing implementation timelines and links to various versions of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home national program requirements.

A website providing information on funding for mitigation programs to reduce disaster losses under FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

Website with information about ENERGY STAR criteria for geothermal heat pumps.

Webpage with links to documents providing the program requirements and checklists for ENERGY STAR Certified Single-Family New Homes.

Website explaining the LEED v4.1 program and providing a portal for those who want to investigate or start a LEED project.

Database from the National Fenestration Rating Council providing a directory of NFRC-certified window products searchable by manufacturer, product type, CPD number, or various NFRC label specifications.

Information sheet outlining the criteria for ENERGY STAR qualified, windows, doors, and skylights.

Guide describing details that serve as a visual reference for each of the line items in the Thermal Enclosure System Rater Checklist.

PDF file explaining the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home National Requirements (Rev. 04).

A simple three-step guide for homeowners who are looking to replace existing light bulbs with more energy-efficient, higher-performing bulbs.

Article introducing the FTC’s new EnergyGuide label, including estimates of annual energy usage.

Catalog describing FEMA preparedness seminars from 2021 including preparedness and natural hazards topics.

Resource that provides a checklist of program criteria for water-efficient new homes under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) WaterSense program.

Website tool intended to guide home builders in assessing whether a new home has the proper physical orientation to support a future installation of a solar energy system.

A fact sheet educating homeowners on the importance of residential safe rooms, including their cost and how to register a safe room with local officials.

Resource to help builders better understand the WaterSense requirements for labeled homes and assist them in meeting the criteria so they can receive the label for their new construction.

Webpage with links to documents providing the program requirements and checklists for ENERGY STAR Certified Multifamily Homes, national and regional program requirements.

Website describing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR New Homes and Apartments program with links to builder and homeowner resources.

Website showing compliance timelines for various versions of the ENERGY STAR Multi-Family New Construciton program requirements with links to national program requirements documents and checklists.

Report describing a project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes.