| The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) The nation's recognized organization for measuring and evaluating window
energy performance. For more information about NFRC, visit them at www.nfrc.org.
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (www.nwalliance.org) is a nonprofit group
of electric utilities, state governments, public interest groups, and industry representatives committed to bringing affordable
energy efficient products and services to the marketplace.
For easy to understand information on windows and doors, visit the professor of window and door knowledge at www.drpane.com.
Part of the Alliance to Save Energy, the Efficient Windows Collaborative works with the window industry and the Department
of Energy's laboratories. For more information about the Efficient Windows Collaborative, visit them at www.efficientwindows.org.
Visit the ENERGY STAR Web site at www.energystar.gov.
The following is a list of useful web sites focusing on energy efficient windows:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - http://windows.lbl.gov
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Center for Buildings and Thermal Energy Systems - www.nrel.gov
American Architectural Manufacturers Association - www.aamanet.org
U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network - www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/eewindows.html
Information on the flat glass industry - www.glass.org
If you are interested in the Northwest's energy and other energy efficiency organizations, visit the following sites. They represent
the region's interests relating to energy policy and direct many of the efficiency programs providing new ways to save energy
and money for businesses and homeowners.
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) - www.bpa.gov
Better Bricks - www.betterbricks.com
Energy Ideas Clearinghouse - www.energyideas.org
Idaho State Energy Office - www.idwr.state.id.us/energy
Montana State Energy Office - www.dnrc.state.mt.us
Oregon State Energy Office - www.energy.state.or.us
Washington State Energy Office - www.energy.wsu.edu
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