Nov. 17, 2014: New DOE Solution Center Shares Strategies for Residential Energy Efficiency Programs
Center Is One-Stop Shop for Energy Efficiency Program Administrators and Home Performance Professionals
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new resource, the Better Buildings Residential Program Solution Center, to share proven methods for reducing energy waste in residential buildings. A result of the Better Buildings Neighborhood Program, the Solution Center shows how to design, implement, and evaluate efficiency programs to improve the energy efficiency of communities. It profiles solutions used to improve the efficiency of homes and other buildings by 20 percent or more, said DOE.
Now available online, the Solution Center — what DOE calls a one-stop shop for residential energy efficiency program administrators and home performance professionals — highlights proven strategies that Better Buildings Neighborhood Program partners used to make energy efficiency more accessible to homes and businesses. During the past four years, the Better Buildings Neighborhood Program worked with more than 40 communities across the country to develop sustainable energy efficiency programs. The program helped to facilitate more than 100,000 energy-saving upgrades in homes and buildings, saving families and businesses more than $730 million on utility bills, and demonstrated a variety of successful program approaches.