Tools and Equipment for Energy Auditing

Index Of Auditing (Commercial)
Choose one of the links below if you have a non-residential building:

National Programs (USA)
Private Companies
State Programs (California)
Utility Programs (California)

Index Of Auditing (Residential)
Choose the link below if you have a residential building:

Energy Audit Links for Residential Buildings

Related Sections:

Professional Assistance
The Design Team Approach
Do-it-yourself Design Assistance
Energy Service Companies (ESCO's)
Guaranteed Energy Savings
Performance Contracting
Professional Energy Services
What to Look For in a Quality Contractor
Where to Find Professional Assistance

Commercial Energy Audit Links

National Programs (USA)

Alliance To Save Energy

Green Schools
A program to help schools cut energy costs and the savings go to help fund education needs.

California Energy Commission (CEC)

Handbooks For Energy Efficiency

How to Hire An Energy Auditor to Identify Energy Efficiency Projects

How To Hire An Energy Services Company

How to Finance Public Sector Energy Efficiency Projects

Energy Accounting: A Key Tool in Managing Energy Costs

Department Of Energy

Energy $mart Schools Initiative
A partnership of public and private sector resources to reduce energy bills in our nation's schools and redirect the savings to our children and their education.

Million Solar Roofs - Schools
Resources and links for schools going solar.

Pacific Gas and Electric
PG&E provides energy efficiency services for businesses like the Standard Performance Contracting (SPC). Also see the School Resource Program page.

Southern California Edison
Information on IDEEA and InDEE programs and energy solutions for residential and commerical buildings that save time and money, improve comfort and safety, and more.

State Of California

California Energy Commission (CEC) Programs

Bright Schools Program
An easy way for schools to learn about and pay for energy efficiency projects.

Energy Partnership Program
Costs for local government keep going up, but one place where local officials can help save tax-payer money is by reducing energy costs. The Energy Partnership Program was developed to help local governments use energy more efficiently in their buildings and vehicles.

Energy Efficiency Financing Program
The Energy Efficiency Financing Program provides financing for schools, hospitals and local governments through low-interest loans for feasibility studies and the installation of energy-efficiency measures.

Office of Public School Construction (OPSC)
A California funding program that enables school districts to build safe and adequate school facilities for their children.

Residential Energy Audit Links

The California Building Performance Contractors Association
A non-profit organization supporting energy efficiency and the residential contracting industry.

Comfort Measurement
Enerjoy Comfort-Check (OEM for Optemp is Akers Assoc; email akers@techsports.com); approximate cost is $379-529. This device is an instant digital read out tool that senses heat and cold just like the human body. The digital display instantly shows the room air temperature and the surface, or mean radiant temperatures, which are averaged to produce the index of human thermal comfort, known as operative temperature. The relative humidity is also shown.

Energy Audits for Your Home
Helpful tips and links for completing an energy audit for your home. Illustrates exactly where your energy is used within your house and provides helpful information about energy savers.

Proctor Engineering Group
Ducted system specialists.

Voluntary Home Energy Rating System Guidelines

Energy Auditing Tools

Auditing Of Buildings for Energy Efficiency
A wide variety of links to auditing services, tools and other information for all types of buildings (commercial, residential, etc)

Pacific Energy Center's Energy Tools Page
Provides a wide variety of energy tools and products available from PG&E.

Powersight Energy Analyzer
Referred to as "the smallest, most cost effective instrument for the measurement and analysis of electric power."

Solar Pathfinder
A device used for solar/shade analysis. The panoramic view of the site reflected on the surface of the transparent dome combines with the transmitted image of the underlying Sunpath Diagram to reveal the siteís solar potential for the year.