• DOE Building Technologies Program: Chillers
US Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program
This website provides an overview of chiller technology and offer useful links to tools and guidelines for buying chillers to realize operation cost savings, energy savings, and prevent pollution. These guidelines are useful for non-federal chiller replacements also.


• Energy Efficiency Recommendations
US Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program
This web site lists a wide array of energy efficient products, including appliances, lighting, commercial equipment and industrial equipment.


• ASHRAE Standards
American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
This website details the active standards and guidelines developed by ASHRAE's 87 project committees, addressing such broad areas as indoor air quality, thermal comfort, energy conservation in buildings, reducing refrigerant emissions, and the designation and safety classification of refrigerants.


• Green Seal Organization
Green Seal is an independent, non-profit organization that promotes the manufacture and sale of environmentally responsible consumer products. Environmental standards and lists of approved products are compiled on this website.


• EPA/DOE - ENERGY STARŪ Qualified Products List
Energy Star-labeled products, sponsored by EPA and DOE, use less energy, save on utility bills, and help protect the environment. Find specific products and use the store locator to find a local retailer.


• Lighting Research Center
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) is part of the School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It was formed in 1988 with the goal of changing architecture, through lighting that is energy efficient and responsive to human needs. Since then, the LRC has grown into the world's largest university-based center for lighting research and education. In addition to lots of other information, LRC has free Adobe Acrobat reports from the National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) is an objective source of manufacturer-specific performance information on energy-efficient lighting products.


• Energy $mart (SM)
New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA)
NYSERDA offers information on energy-efficient and environmentally preferable products, through their Energy $mart (SM) program, and their Local Government Energy-Efficient Product Procurement Program (GEEP-NY).


• Chiller Manufacturers
• Carrier Corporation
• McQuay International
• The Trane Company
• York International

Last Updated: 24 July, 2003