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HomeFree
Nevada |
Southern Nevada's emerging Home Performance with
ENERGY STAR program, which trains auditors and contractors in building science
relating to energy use. |
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City of Las
Vegas Sustainability Program |
Offers a variety of building efficiency programs
including LEED for new buildings, and home energy audits for low income
households |
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Green
Chips |
Apublic/private partnership to encourage
environmental sustainability initiatives in Southern Nevada. |
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Southern Nevada
Water Authority |
Information on water efficiency, rebate programs,
and educational materials. |
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Springs
Preserve |
The Southern Nevada Water Authroity's
sustainability showplace, offering gardens, trails, galleries, a sustainable
design center, classes,meeting spaces, and Wolfgang Puck Cafe, built on the
original Las Vegas meadows. |
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NV
Energy |
Information on energy efficiency, resources for
customers to track their energy usage, and info on do-it-yourself energy saving
measures. Offers rebates for renewable energy installation at homes and
businesses. |
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Nevada
Public Utilities Commission |
Information on Nevada's renewable utility
standard, net metering, and how to register a renewable energy system |
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DSIRE
Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency |
A comprehensive source of information on state,
local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable
energy and energy efficiency. |
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Clark
County Community Resources Management Division |
Works with nonprofit organizations on programs
such as the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to preseve neighborhoods and the
community's access to affordable, sustainable housing |
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Solar NV |
the Southern Nevada Chapter of the American Solar
Energy Society. Their mission is to educate Southern Nevadans about the
benefits of renewable energy and to encourage and promote the use of
sustainable energy technology. |
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ENERGY
STAR |
A non-profit organization established "to
achieve a dramatic reduction in the global-warming-causing greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions of the Building Sector by changing the way buildings and developments
are planned, designed and constructed." |
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Home
Performance with ENERGY STAR |
An integrated whole-house approach to energy
efficiency for existing homes. Its local affiliate programs certify contractors
and auditors who are trained in the building science of energy efficiency. |
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Building Performance
Institute (BPI) |
An organization for the home performance industry
offering nationally recognized performance standards for contractors, training,
certifiication and quality assurance programs. One of the main standards bodies
for home energy auditing and home performance. |
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Residential
Energy Services Network (RESNET) |
An organization of the residential mortgage
industry whose goal is to set standards for the building energy performance
certification industry, and increase the opportunity for ownership of high
performance buildings. One of the main standards bodies for home energy
auditing and home performance. |
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U.S. Green Building
Council |
Nonprofit promoting green buildings and
communities. Inventor and administrator of the Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) rating system for sustainable buildings. |