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Landscaping For Energy Efficiency
By: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory
 

Source Information

The following resources provide more information on landscaping for energy efficiency.

* American Association of Nurserymen (AAN)
1240 I Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 789-2900

AAN serves as a network of organizations representing garden centers, landscaping, and horticultural interests.

* American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
4401 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 686-2752

ASLA is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, education, and skill in the art and science of landscape architecture.

* National Arbor Day Foundation (NADF)
100 Arbor Avenue
Nebraska City, NE 68410

NADF is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to tree planting and conservation. NADF sponsors National Arbor Day each spring.

For general information about many kinds of energy efficiency topics, contact:

* The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (EREC)
P.O. Box 3048
Merrifield, VA 22116
(800) DOE-EREC (363-3732)
Fax: (703) 893-0400

EREC provides free general and technical information to the public on the many topics and technologies pertaining to energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Reading List

* Common Sense Pest Control, edited by C. Timmons, available from Taunton Press, Inc., 1991.
* Cooling Our Communities: A Guidebook on Tree Planting and Light-Colored Surfacing, H. Akbari, J. Huang, and S. Davis, available from Government Printing Office (Document #055-000-00371-8), Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15220-7954, 1992.
* Landscaping Design that Saves Energy, A. S. Moffat and M. Schiler, William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1991.
* Landscaping for Energy Conservation, W. R. Nelson, available from the Building Research Council, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, One East Saint Mary's Road, Champaign, IL 61820, 1991.
* Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape, C. Ellefson, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992.

This document was produced for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a DOE national laboratory. The document was produced by the Information Services Program, under the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (EREC) is operated by NCI Information Systems, Inc., for NREL/DOE. The statements contained herein are based on information known to EREC and NREL at the time of printing. No recommendation or endorsement of any product or service is implied if mentioned by EREC.

DOE/GO-10095-046
FS 220
April 1995

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* Landscaping For A Cleaner Environment
* Climate, Site and Design Considerations
* Shading, Wind Protection
* Planning Your Landscape
* Selecting and Planting Trees and Shrubs
* Source Information