Federal Resources

ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. A variety of excellent resources are available to all types of partners, including the following:

Compliance Assistance Center
EPA sponsored Centers aim to help businesses, local governments, and federal facilities understand federal environmental requirements and save money through pollution preventiont techniques. The Centers provide easy-to-understand compliance information is realted to a variety of environmental topics and is targeted towards a number of sectors.

Guidelines for Energy Management
Get started by applying our proven strategy to set performance goals, create and implement action plans, assess performance and progress, and recognize your organization’s achievements.

Commercial Building Design
Make energy performance a priority in your next building’s design. Use Target Finder to set your energy performance target.

Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency 
Make sure your buildings deliver environmental and financial results.

Commercial and Corporate Real Estate

Small Business

Save Energy Now Through Save Energy Now, DOE's Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) helps industrial plants operate more efficiently and profitably by identifying ways to reduce energy use in key industrial process systems.

Energy Assessments 
As a key element of Save Energy Now, DOE conducts energy assessments to help manufacturing facilities across the nation identify immediate opportunities to save energy and money.

Case Studies 
Read about how companies that have participated in past assessments are already saving energy and money with assistance from DOE technical experts.

Best Practices

Provides a number of resources for corporate executives, plant managers, technical staff, and the general public that shows how many U.S. companies are saving energy and money and improving productivity now. The site is oriented toward industrial facilities but some of the tools are applicable to military base or campus utility provision.  The site provides access to various software for evaluating overall energy use (Plant Energy Profiler) and for specific components, including steam; compressed air; chilled water; process heat; and motors, fans, and pumps.  There is also a tool for evaluating feasibility of combined heat and power (CHP).

DOE Industry Tools:

• Quick PEP Software tool 
• AIRMaster+ Version 1.2.0

• Chilled Water System Analysis Tool (CWSAT)

                
• Combined Heat and Power Application Tool (CHP)                                                                                   

• Fan System Assessment Tool (FSAT) 

                                                                                      

• MotorMaster+

                                                                                      

• MotorMaster+ International

                                                                                      

• NOx and Energy Assessment Tool (NxEAT)

                                                                                      

• Plant Energy Profiler for the Chemical Industry (ChemPEP Tool)

                                                                                      

• Process Heating Assessment and Survey Tool (PHAST)

                                                                                 

• Pumping System Assessment Tool (PSAT) 2008

                                                                                       
• Steam System Tool Suite

DOE Building Energy Software Tools Directory  This directory provides information on 345 building software tools for evaluating energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability in buildings. The energy tools listed in this directory include databases, spreadsheets, component and systems analyses, and whole-building energy performance simulation programs. A short description is provided for each tool along with other information including expertise required, users, audience, input, output, computer platforms, programming language, strengths, weaknesses, technical contact, and availability.

Some of the tools are applicable to existing building or retrofit analyses as well as new buildings. There are also some water use tools in the listing.

Energy Calculators & Software: 
This website provides a list of tools and calculators that may be of use to building managers.  These tools can help you make decisions about using energy efficient technologies in your buildings.  

EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership The SmartWay Transport Partnership is an innovative collaboration between EPA and the freight industry to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution. The website describes technologies and approaches for fuel savings and emissions reductions in the freight sector.

SmartWay Technology Package Savings Calculator
You can use this calculator to see how your fleet can improve the environment and your bottom line.

EPA Green Vehicle Guide
http://www.epa.gov/greenvehicle 

www.fueleconomy.gov