External Resources

Energy Efficiency

• Affordable Comfort Housing Performance Association
• Energy and Environment Building Association’s Home’s Page
• Home Energy Magazine
• NAHB Research Center
• National Association of Home Builders
• North American Insulation Manufacturer’s Association
• US Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program

Energy Ratings

• RESNET – The Residential Energy Services Network

Energy Supplies

• INFILTEC Air Leakage Control – Blower Doors, Radon Mitigation Supplies
• The Energy Conservatory – Suppliers of blower doors, duct blasters and air leakage materials
• Therma-Stor Products – dehumidifiers, air purifying devices, dataloggers

Healthy Houses

• American Lung Association Health House Project
• EPA’s indoor Air Quality information

Heating and Cooling

• International Ground Source Heat Pump Association Homepage

Home Inspections

• American Society of Home Inspectors

Lighting

• Lighting Research Center

Mold & Mildew

• American Industrial Hygiene Association
• NIOSH homepage

SC Government Agencies

• SC Dept of Labor, Licensing and Regulation – licensing body for Home Builders, Specialty Contractors, Home Inspectors, Real Estate Professionals, Architects, Engineers
• SC State Energy Office

Solar Energy

• Florida Solar Energy Center
• Solar Energy Industries Association

Windows

• Efficient Window Collaborative Website
• National Fenestration Rating Council – Window, Door, Skylight U-Values, SHGC, Shading Coefficients, Air Leakage values

Wood Products, Flooring

• NOFMA – National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Assn.
• The Forest Products Society
• The US Forest Products Laboratory