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Here you can find articles and resources that can inform and inspire action. GSA continually strives to provide our member schools with easy access to updated information to help implement energy-smart, sustainable solutions. Have a great link you think we should know about? Let us know!

Energy & Climate Change: Benchmarking

U.S. EPA Portfolio Manager. Portfolio Manager is an interactive energy management tool that allows you to track and assess energy and water consumption across your entire portfolio of buildings in a secure online environment. Now also allows you to measure carbon footprint.

SafeClimate Carbon Footprint Calculator. The SafeClimate carbon footprint calculator allows you to determine carbon dioxide emissions from major sources: home energy consumption and transportation by car and plane.

New CO2 Maps Offer Unprecedented Detail. A new map offers more than 100 times the detail of previous inventories of carbon dioxide. The map, from Vulcan, a research project led by Kevin Gurney, an assistant professor at Purdue, shows where CO2 is being emitted in the continental U.S. in 10-kilometer grids and combines data from sources including factories, automobiles on highways and power plants.

National Association of State Energy Officials. This site provides state-by-state summaries of programs partially funded with federal energy State Energy Program (SEP) dollars. Issues of concern to NASEO include electric and gas utility, transportation, buildings, research, economic development, environmental, energy efficiency, renewable energy and other energy-related matters.

Target Finder. EPA's Target Finder helps architects and building owners set aggressive, realistic energy targets and rate a design's estimated energy use. The target and design ratings in Target Finder are derived from the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS). Use Target Finder to achieve Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR, which is required for participating in the ENERGY STAR Challenge.

E-Mon kWh Meters, Submeters, Interval Data Recorders. E-Mon, manufactures solid-state electronic kWh meters, submeters, interval data recorders and automatic meter reading software.

Onset's Data Loggers - White Papers For Green Building Projects. Battery-powered data loggers are powerful tools that monitor a wide range of indoor and outdoor parameters. White papers feature valuable tips and information on a variety of topics, from key considerations in choosing the right data logger to hands-on deployment techniques.

Energy & Climate Change: Calculators & Registry

Climate Registry. A collaboration between states, provinces and tribes aimed at developing and managing a common greenhouse gas emissions reporting system with high integrity that is capable of supporting various greenhouse gas emission reporting and reduction policies. It will provide an accurate, complete, consistent, transparent and verified set of greenhouse gas emissions data from reporting entities, supported by a robust accounting and verification infrastructure.

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is an international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions. The GHG Protocol Initiative is a partnership between the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

New CO2 Maps Offer Unprecedented Detail. A new map offers more than 100 times the detail of previous inventories of carbon dioxide. The map, from Vulcan, a research project led by Kevin Gurney, an assistant professor at Purdue, shows where CO2 is being emitted in the continental U.S. in 10-kilometer grids and combines data from sources including factories, automobiles on highways and power plants.

Energy & Climate Change: Energy Audits

School Sustainability Audit. Northfield Mount Hermon School, Mount Hermon, MA. completed a sustainability audit in the spring of 2007. It covers practices and goals for the next seven years in the fields of Energy, Water Consumption and Waste, Ecology and Landscaping, Chemicals, Food, and Curriculum.

Green Mountain Power. Home energy audits.

School Dude. On-Demand Software for Facility, Technology, and Business Operations - Designed for Education.

E-Mon kWh Meters, Submeters, Interval Data Recorders. E-Mon, manufactures solid-state electronic kWh meters, submeters, interval data recorders and automatic meter reading software.

Onset's Data Loggers - White Papers For Green Building Projects. Battery-powered data loggers are powerful tools that monitor a wide range of indoor and outdoor parameters. White papers feature valuable tips and information on a variety of topics, from key considerations in choosing the right data logger to hands-on deployment techniques.

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