Resources & Links
Using Policy and Planning
Saving Energy in Buildings
Implementing Projects
Learning Opportunities
Calculators
- 3E Plus Insulation Energy Savings Calculator - calculates the energy savings potential of insulating pipes and ducts.
- A Vending Machine Guide and Calculator - for energy efficiency savings options, published by the Utility Savings Initiative.
- An Extensive List of Home Energy Calculators from Green 3D Home.
- Building Energy Software Tools Directory. US Department of Energy
- Calculating Total Cooling Requirements for Data Centers - is a simple guide to calculate the cooling requirements for a data center.
- Climate and Air Pollution Planning Assistant - developed by ICLEI, is a decision support tool designed to help U.S. local governments explore, identify, and analyze potential climate and air pollution emissions reduction opportunities.
- Energy Calculators and Software. US DOE: EERE
- Energy Star Cash Flow Calculator - is a tool to help building owners and managers develop basic metrics to decide when it makes sense to invest new energy efficient equipment.
- Facility Energy Assessment Matrix - helps organizations establish and implement more effective energy management programs using the ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management. These Guidelines primarily address corporate and organization-wide energy management practices, which EPA offered in the original energy program assessment matrix.
- Guide to Boiler Efficiency - is an extensive web guide to improve the efficiency of commercial boiler systems, containing ample educational resources and calculators. Published by The Natural Gas Boiler Burner Consortium.
- Location Based Window Selection Tool - shows energy usage, cost savings by window product based on local weather data. Created by the Efficient Windows Collaborative.
- Simple Lighting Energy Savings Calculator created by TCP, Inc.
- This Back-of-the-Envelope calculator - is a learning tool that allows anyone to interact with a building as an energy system. You can see real-time energy connections between building components, isolate the effects of changing a single energy parameter, or produce concept-level energy and CO2 emissions estimates. Created by the Energy Center of Wisconsin.
- Variable Frequency Drive Energy Savings Calculator - created by Honeywell, Inc.
- Whole Wall R-Value Calculator
- WINDOW 5.2 and WINDOW 6.3 - are publicly available computer program for calculating total window thermal performance indices (i.e. U-values, solar heat gain coefficients, shading coefficients, and visible transmittances)
- Clean Cities Tools - explains a collection of tools on the Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center. These calculators, interactive maps, and informational tools assist fleets, fuel providers, and others looking to reduce petroleum consumption in the transportation sector.
