There are many no-cost or low-cost design techniques, simple materials and efficient technologies that can dramatically reduce your monthly energy payments and your home’s need for fossil-fuel energy.

The U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and many other organizations provide information and resources to make homes more energy efficient, as well as outline the financial incentives and financing options available to make these improvements.

For more information see:

• Energy Star Home Improvement (U.S. EPA)
• Energy Star Home New Homes (U.S. EPA)
• Energy Savers (U.S. DOE EERE)
• Designing and Remodeling a Home (U.S. DOE EERE)
• Home Energy Saver (Environmental Energy Technologies Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
• Building America Projects
• Energy Calculators and Software (U.S. DOE EERE)
• Kids Saving Energy (U.S. DOE EERE)

• Tax Credits Overview (U.S. DOE)
• Federal incentives, IRS
• Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE)
• Weatherization Assistance Program (U.S. DOE)