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Title: Rising Above the Water: New Orleans Implements Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Practices Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (Fact Sheet)

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1046898· OSTI ID:1046898

This fact sheet describes the technical assistance that the U.S. Department of Energy, through its National Renewable Energy Laboratory, provided to New Orleans, Louisiana, which helped the city incorporate energy efficiency into its rebuilding efforts for K-12 schools and homes following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. NREL also provided support and analysis on energy policy efforts.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Strategic Programs (EE-SP), Innovation and Integrated Deployment Programs
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1046898
Report Number(s):
NREL/FS-7A20-53695; DOE/GO-102012-3557; TRN: US201215%%671
Resource Relation:
Related Information: Integrated Deployment: Disaster Recovery (ID)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
BUILDINGS
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY POLICY
HOUSES
HURRICANES
LOUISIANA
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
New Orleans
integrated deployment
disaster recovery
rebuilding
schools
homes
policy