Energy Efficiency

Local Organizations | National Resources | Journals & Publications | Conferences

Reducing Demand

While "Next Generation Energy" considers both supply side and demand side technologies to meet our energy needs, reducing demand through energy efficient improvements is the best place to start. Insulating our building envelopes, installing energy efficient windows and redesigning our buildings, products and processes to conserve energy all lead to lower energy bills and a cleaner environment. How many negawatts (a unit of energy saved) can your business generate this year?

• Northeast Ohio was recognized as the first region with a sustainable energy portfolio for buildings, manufacturing and transportation. See more of the E4S Vision.
• Non-profit, government and academic resources are listed here. Find companies to help your business implement a energy efficiency project on the Energy Efficiency page of the E4S Sustainable B2B Directory.

Local Organizations:

The Cleveland Green Building Coalition is a nonprofit organization created to inform civic, business and building industry leaders as well as the general public about the economic, health and aesthetic benefits of green building.

National/International Resources:

The Alliance to Save Energy promotes energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment, and greater energy security.

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting both economic prosperity and environmental protection.

The Apollo Alliance provides a message of optimism and hope, framed around rejuvenating our nation’s economy by creating the next generation of American industrial jobs and treating clean energy as an economic and security mandate to rebuild America.

This division of the US Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency focuses on improving fuel economy in automobiles and transportation.

ENERGY STAR is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.

Journals & Publications:

The International Journal of Sustainable Energy publishes experimental theoretical and applied results in both the science and engineering of solar energy, (e.g. photovoltaic power, radiation data and systems employing optical concentration). The journal is unique in that it provides up-to-date information from Europe, North America, Japan and the developing nations. Papers on development achievements and original research are published, as well as review articles and new items and technical notes.

Conferences:

2008 Excellence in Building Conference & Expo promotes energy efficient and environmentally responsible buildings and communities. Organized by the Energy and Environmental Building Association
October 22-24, Phoenix, Arizona

BuildingEnergy08 provides an opportunity to gather and share ideas with the renewable energy and green building professionals who are shaping the Practice of Sustainability.
March 11-13, Boston, Massachussets

If you attend an energy conference that was value to you, send us the link and we will post it here for others to attend next year.