Helpful Links
There are a number of
links available on this page that can provide additional information
to consumers to assist in selecting energy efficient fenestration
products (the Efficient Windows Collaborative, the Energy Star®
Windows Program and the Commercial Window Initiative). In addition,
there are links to technical organizations that NFRC works with
in the development of standards and test methods (the American
Society of Testing and Materials - ASTM; the American Society
of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers - ASHRAE;
the American National Standards Institute - ANSI; the International
Code Council - ICC; and the International Organization for Standardization
-ISO.
Education
Sources
Efficient
Windows Collaborative, a project of the Alliance to Save Energy
www.efficientwindows.org
Florida Solar Energy Center
www.fsec.ucf.edu
Fenestration
Rebates in the US (Click on the Fenestration rebate
link on this page)
Government
Sources
US Department
of Energy-Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy-Building
Technologies Division:
Window
& Door R&D
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tech/windows.html
Fenestration
Information
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/components/envelope/fenestration.html
R&D
Forum
http://www.govforums.org/e&w/
The
US DOE/EPA's ENERGY STAR program.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
windows.lbl.gov
Oak
Ridge National Laboratory-Building Science
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/roofs+walls/tour/index.html
Industry
Sources
American
Architectural Manufacturers Association
www.aamanet.org
Building
Codes Assistance Project (BCAP)
Commercial
Windows Innitiative
Door
& Window Manufacturer Magazine
www.dwmmag.com
Glass Association of
North America
Insulating
Glass Manufacturer's Association
National
Glass Association
www.glass.org
Window
and Door Manufacturers Association
www.wdma.com
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