Helpful Links

• Affordable Comfort, “…is about improving the way old and new homes perform in terms of health, safety, and durability, and the reduction of energy use/cost.” AC provides training in building science through national and regional conferences.
• Building Science Corporation, building science consultant and architectural firm. Their “…focus is preventing and resolving problems related to building design, construction and operation.” BSC believes “…in promoting energy efficiency and environmental responsibility within the constraints of marketable and affordable building technology.”
• Connecticut Green Building Council, whose mission is to stimulate design, development and construction practices that encourage efficient use of resources and materials, protect the environment, and create high performance green buildings.
• Energy Efficient Window Collaborative, “This web site provides unbiased information on the benefits of energy-efficient windows, descriptions of how they work, and recommendations for their selection and use.”
• Energy & Environmental Building Association, national organization that “…promotes the awareness, education and development of energy efficient, environmentally responsible buildings and communities.”
• Energy Federation Incorporated, organization that promotes energy and resource conservation. Distributor of home-related products that support conservation.
• EPA ENERGY STAR® Program, Environmental Protection Agency home certification program. “ENERGY STAR offers businesses and consumers energy efficient solutions -- helping to save money while protecting the environment for future generations.” Excellent layman’s summary of key building science strategies.
• National Institute of Building Sciences, building science research organization
• Northeast Home Energy Rating System Alliance, local ENERGY STAR partner rating program
• The Not So Big House, by Sarah Susanka, nationally prominent architect and author of books that bring “…to light a new way of thinking about what makes a place feel like home--characteristics that many people desire of their homes but haven't known how to verbalize.”