The Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act of 1992 encourages energy-conservation measures and proposes matching federal energy-conservation funds with state programs to achieve energy conservation in public buildings. Presents a sampler of ...

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Solar heating and cooling of buildings represents a promising near-term potential to achieve significant fuel conservation.

This report presents an evaluation of (1) energy conservation activity in the Nation, (2) Federal energy conservation programs directed at the private sector, (3) opportunities to achieve greater energy conservation, and (4) additional actions which ...

Research in the behavioral and social sciences on household energy conservation is reviewed. The research and the savings in energy achieved are described. Areas for future research that will extend or enhance the findings are suggested.

energy estimates for initial-boundary value problems for nonlinear conservation laws. The two major tools to achieve the energy estimates are a certain ...

This report describes a project conducted to demonstrate the whole-building energy conservation potential achievable from full implementation of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Interim Energy Conservation Performance Standards for New Commercial and Mul...

... These standards are designed to achieve the maximum practicable improvements in energy efficiency, cost effectiveness, and water conservation. ...

is a showcase for energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and water conservation. Energy Efficiency * Reduced lighting loads to be achieved through: - Daylighting...

This report examines conservation achievements in the petroleum refining industry, and assesses the impact existing Federal energy conservation and fuel-switching programs have had in furthering conservation gains and encouraging switching to coal.

This report examines conservation achievements in the petroleum refining industry, and assesses the impact existing Federal energy conservation and fuel-switching programs have had in furthering conservation gains and encouraging switching to coal.

Ways are examined of achieving energy conservation with the resources currently available to today's practitioner. Procedures are outlined for applying conservation techniques to millions of existing structures as well as for incorporating conservation into new construction. The text ...

Estimates are made of the energy savings in the lighting of commercial buildings that could be achieved through implementation of the President's National Energy Program. Existing lighting technology and federal programs aimed at developing energy-conserv...

This publication is the fifth in a series (with two additional updating issues) of reports showing progress in energy conservation made by industry. The report contains information on industry's achievements in conserving energy and provides new data on e...

To achieve energy conservation measures in buildings' power and lighting systems, landscaped spaces, parks, freeways, building sites, etc., the responsible engineers and tradespeople will have to be educated in ways to conserve energy. This report analyze...

Suggestions put forward to conserve energy in buildings are briefly discussed, along with the question of whether environmental quality must be degraded if energy conservation in buildings is to be achieved. (GRA)

savings equal to 3.5% of IBM's total energy use. Results: In 2009, IBM's energy conservation projects energy conservation projects which actually reduced or avoided energy use. Reductions from downsizings Environmental Affairs June 2010 Conservation: ...

Lighting engineers' best contribution to the energy conservation movement will be to optimize the application of new and highly efficient lighting sources in an esthetic way. In order to achieve this goal, creativity is the key. This could bring lighting esthetics and energy ...

The U.S. petroleum refining industry accounts for about 4 percent of total domestic energy consumption and over 10 percent of all energy consumed by the industrial sector. The refining industry has achieved significant improvements in efficiency in the past and expects continued improvements. Conservation ...

Conservation programs undertaken in the State of Louisiana during FY 1976 are described. These include programs for energy conservation and energy management in the industrial, commercial, residential, and transportation sectors. Future energy management projects are described. Progress to date ...

Ways to make homes and workplaces more energy efficient were discussed. Due to rise in the average price of world crude oil, the need for across the board energy savings was stressed. Tax credit for conservation measures and solar installations was considered to favor the affluent and to discriminate against the poor. New York's ...

The Illinois state plan for the Institutional Buildings Grant Program is presented. The plan addresses very narrow legislative requirements of the Energy Conservation Policy Act. The plan illustrates the strategies and commitments to achieve full implementation of the Energy Grant Program in Illinois.

Energy conservation protects the environment and saves money. The United States have achieved outstanding results so far in energy conservation and efficiency since the oil crises in the 1970's. Yet there are enormous opportunities available in the buildi...

Central Oregon Project Energy found that at least two-thirds of the dwellings in Deschutes County need additional weatherization work. COPE adopted the policy goal: ''To achieve 100% of the cost-effective electrical conservation available in Deschutes Cou...

This manual was developed for the Dept. of Energy as a useful tool to accomplish the retrofitting of homes and of the mechanical and heating equipment in homes in order to achieve energy conservation, and to aid building contractors in the development of ...

Design criteria for central plants that facilitate energy conversion, utilization, and conservation, an evaluation of project alternatives and an examination of systems and their functions to achieve optimum overall design in the generation of heating, cooling, and electricity are presented.

Building modifications that have been proposed to reduce noise pollution and to increase energy conservation in domestic residences are assessed. Properties of building envelopes that determine noise transmission levels are discussed. Combined noise reduction and energy conservation techniques are evaluated ...

An evaluation of DOE's residential energy conservation outreach activities is presented. Specifically, it includes an examination of the contribution that outreach can make in achieving energy conservation; the effectiveness of alternative outreach techniques; and DOE's ...

One hundred and sixty public utility customers were included in a study that assessed the effectiveness of government subsidies of energy-efficiency improvements as means of achieving residential conservation. Subjects were assigned to treatment conditions representing different levels of effort in order to investigate the relevance of ...

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This study relies on extensive, existing survey data and new analyses to develop information that would help design a marketing plan to achieve energy conservation in new manufactured homes. Existing surveys present comprehensive information about regiona...

Saving energy in confinement swine buildings can be achieved by conserving existing animal heat through both proper building construction and control of the environment. Environmental management practices considered include building insulation and modific...

In August 1984, the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association a 20 month grant to prepare and distribute a series of publications on hospital energy conservation. The first executive briefing in the series, The Conserva...

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The document focuses on the use of commercial building energy codes to promote energy efficiency and achieve cost savings in communities. Energy conservation codes used in Montgomery County, Maryland and San Francisco, California are used as examples.

Brochure for the Hawaii Clean Energy (HCEI) Initiative that estabishes the new HCEI brand and highlights two focus areas for achieving Hawaii's clean energy goals: conserve and convert.

This report presents our evaluation of the Department of Energy's residential energy conservation outreach activities. Specifically, it includes an examination of: (1) the contribution that outreach can make in achieving energy conservation; (2) the effectiveness ...

The purpose of this paper is to describe some of the key issues in the present energy system and to discuss possible future visions of the system. The first part of this paper deals with the progress in energy conservation since the oil embargo in 1973. Assuming the prospect that the petroleum supply will peak within this century and ...

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Methods and equipment for controlling the room temperature in East German industrial plants in order to achieve energy conservation are discussed. (ERA citation 03:033286)