Resources | Residential Program Guide

Best Practices for Fostering and Using Contractor Networks (101)

Author(s)

Chris Lohmann, U.S. Department of Energy

Publication Date

2016

Organizations or Programs

Build It Green,

Efficiency Vermont,

Illinois Home Performance with Energy Star

This summary from a Better Buildings Residential Network peer exchange call focused on ensuring contractor networks work for both energy efficiency programs and participating contractors.

Lessons from State Energy Efficiency Alliances

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Publication Date

2015

Organizations or Programs

Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP),

Illinois Home Performance with Energy Star

This summary from a Better Buildings Residential Network peer exchange call focused on the advantages, challenges, and effective creation and management of statewide energy efficiency alliances.

Residential Energy Use Disclosure: A Guide for Policymakers

Author(s)

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Publication Date

2014

Organizations or Programs

NM

This guide/toolkit provides step-by-step recommendations on how policymakers can go about devising successful energy disclosure policies. It discusses the who, what, where, when, why, and, most importantly, how, for creating disclosure policies for the residential sector.