Resources

For more information on Water Heaters, check out these resources.

• The California Association of Building Energy Consultants, or CABEC, is an organization dedicated to providing energy consulting, including Title 24 analyses.



• Home Energy has numerous articles on blower door and duct blaster diagnostics. Take a look at Water Heaters and Energy Conservation- Choices, Choices! and Home Alone--Living Off the Grid. Home Energy also offers up a few articles on water conservation including: Everything I Know about Energy-Efficient Showerheads I Learned in the Field, Low-Flow Showerheads, Family Strife, and Cold Feet, and Savings and Showers: It's All in the Head.



• The U.S. Department of Energy provides unbiased information on water heating technology in several fact sheets including: Energy-Efficient Water Heating, Selecting a New Water Heater, Demand (Tankless or Instantaneous) Water Heaters, Solar Water Heating, and Heating Water with Woodstoves.



• The Partnership for Advancing Housing Technology (PATH) looks to the future of housing by carrying out research and field demonstrations, linking the fragmented interests of the housing industry, to provide information about specific technologies and resourceful building practices. See Hot Water On-Demand System, Tankless Water Heaters, Heat Pump Water Heaters, and Solar Water Heaters.



• The Gas Appliance Manufacturer's Association (GAMA) provides energy efficiency ratings of residential water heaters, including natural gas, propane, electric, and oil. See the Consumer's Directory of Certified Efficiency Ratings for Heating and Water Heating Equipment.



• Controlled Energy Corp. offers a complete range of tankless gas and electric water heaters. You can view their products at www.controlledenergy.com