Summary of the EPA regulations and guidelines for compliance with the Refrigerant Recycling Rule. This webpage includes information on the regulatory requirements, including information on venting restrictions, service practice requirements, technician certification, and recordkeeping requirements.

This magazine’s website provides various articles on the issues of CFC phase-out. 

This website includes information about the science of ozone depletion, EPA’s regulatory approach to protecting the ozone layer, and alternatives to ozone-depleting substances.

This handbook provides IESNA guidelines for selecting appropriate luminance levels for visual tasks.

This article provides useful discussion of sophisticated lighting controls.

This research center provides evaluation of lighting solutions, studies of the effects of light on human health, manufacturer-specific information and performance data, and guidelines for how to use task lighting effectively.

The CLTC works to advance energy-efficient lighting and daylighting technologies through technology development, demonstrations, and outreach. The CLTC website is an excellent resource for original research and case studies detailing effective lighting retrofit solutions.

This database provides current information on the service life and maintenance costs of typical HVAC equipment.

This manual is a strategic guide for planning and implementing energy-saving building upgrades. It provides general methods for reviewing and adjusting system control settings, plus procedures for testing and correcting calibration and operation of system components such as sensors, actuators, and controlled devices.

The organization’s retrocommissioning toolkit provides templates, sample documents, and examples of many typical retrocommissioning deliverables and reports.