DER Resources/Links

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Design Your DER

Find links here to help you find Deep Energy Retrofit Ideas and Design Help . . .

http://www.regreenprogram.org/ -- Lots of case studies and information about green remodeling in general. Great resource.
Green Building Advisor -- here's a link to a DER project and a great set of info at Green Building Advisor
1000 Home Challenge -- See several case studies here of other DER projects

Find links here to help find good information on grants, tax credits, utility offers, and more to help take the sticker shock . . .

http://www.dsireusa.org/ -- This is THE clearing house for Federal, State, Local, and Utility Company offers. Find grants, tax credits, rebates, loan programs, and more!
Cash for Caulkers - Hopefully this bill, working it's way through the Senate, will help jump-start Deep Energy Retrofits. Check out this excellent blog by Software Advice, which is an easily digestible break-down of the rebates which will be offered under the bill, should it be passed into law: http://www.softwareadvice.com/articles/construction/cash-for-caulkers-the-definitive-guide-to-the-home-star-bill-1061110/

Castle Square Apartment DER - Deep Energy Retrofit in Boston. Castle Square Apartments, a 192-unit 1960s-era, affordable property in Boston, is the largest Deep Energy Retrofit ever undertaken in the U.S., expected to slash energy usage by 72 percent. It is currently under construction. DER on a large scale!