Building and Energy Efficiency Information

• Air sealing
• Appliances
• Heating
• Home maintenance
• Ice dams and icicles
• Lighting
• Micro hydro
• Mold and moisture
• Radon
• Smart homes
• Solar
• Ventilation
• Water heating
• Weatherizing
• Wind
• Recommended books

Air sealing

• Caulks and sealants factsheet (Click to download)
  Alaska Cooperative Extension
• Do-it-yourself guide to sealing and insulating with Energy Star
  Energy Star

Appliances

• Appliances and home electronics information and standards & estimating appliance energy use
  U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information
• Find Energy Star products
  List of Energy Star-Labeled products

Heating

• Alaska home heating guide
  An introduction to safe, efficient, and cost-effective heating systems.
• Alaska wood heating
  Alaska Wood Heating
• Heat and cool efficiently
  List of Energy Star-labeled heating equipment
• Heating: Alaska Housing Manual, 4th Edition
  Mechanical Systems are listed on pages 72 - 77.
• Home heating systems - An overview
  U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information
• List of EPA certified wood stoves
  Environmental Protection Agency

Home maintenance

• Home owners maintenance check-list
  The Art of Manliness

Ice dams and icicles

• Ice Dams
  Building Science
• Removing Ice on Roofs
  Government of Canada Publications
• Attics and roofs
  Alaska Residential Building Manual, Chapter 7
• Attics and roofs
  Alaska Housing Manual, 4th Edition
• Ice dams
  Energy Star information

Lighting

• Energy-Efficient Lighting: Alaska Housing Manual, 4th Edition
  Mechanical Systems are found on pages 71 - 72.
• Energy Star light bulbs
  Energy Star-Labeled Lighting
• Energy Star light fixtures
  Energy Star-Labeled Lighting Fixtures
• Lighting and daylighting
  U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information
• Lighting energy savings calculator

Micro hydro

• Microhydro power systems
  U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Information
• Microhydropower.net

Mold and moisture

• A brief guide to mold, moisture, and your home
  Environmental Protection Agency
• Moisture on windows
  Energy Star information
• What you need to know about mold
  Building Science Corporation

Radon

• EPA Radon Publications
• Radon in Alaska
• Alaska Radon Information Poster

Smart homes

• Smart homes what buyers and sellers need to know
• The skeptics guide to smart home gadgets
• How to make your house a smart home
• The house that spied on me

Solar

• Homeowners guide to going solar
  Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• Solar orientation for solar arrays and panels
  US Department of Energy
• Solar energy prospecting in remote Alaska
  US Department of Energy
• Renewable energy tax credits
  Energy Star

Ventilation

• Alaska Building Energy Efficiency Standard (BEES) 2007 ventilation chart
  Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
• Home Ventilating Institute
  Certified fans, sizing, noise ratings and other relevant information
• Maintaining your heat-recovery ventilator (HRV)
  Lincolnberg Master Builder
• Read this: Before you ventilate
  Building Science Corporation
• Ventilation
  Alaska Residential Building Manual, Chapter 9

Water heating

• Water heating system selection/replacement and estimating energy costs
  U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information

Weatherizing

• A do-it-yourself guide to Energy Star home sealing: Sealing air leaks and adding attic insulation
  Energy Star information
• Alaska Log Building Construction Guide, Retrofit, Chapter 6
  Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
• Energy savers tips for Alaska
• Gimme shelter: Build tight, ventilate right

Wind

• Alaska energy authority library
  Wind Resource Map, Consumer Guides

Recommended books

• "Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, 9th Edition" by Jennifer Thorne Amann, Alex Wilson and Katie Ackerly, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
• "Insulate & Weatherize" by Bruce Harley, Taunton Press
• "Residential Energy, 4th Edition" by John Krigger and Chris Dorsi, Saturn Resource Management

Disclaimer

The information listed by the Alaska Housing Research Information Center (RIC) Library is not comprehensive and does not necessarily constitute an endorsement or approval, but instead is intended to provide a starting point for research.