Conservation and Renewable Energy Inquiry and Referral Service

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5878145

During the past 5 years, the Conservation and Renewable Energy Inquiry and Referral Service (CAREIRS) developed into a highly- utilized information service, serving the information needs of homeowners, small businesses, community groups, libraries, and the educational sector. CAREIRS also responded to increasing numbers of DOE controlled correspondence. CAREIRS successfully was able to inform the general public about energy conservation and renewable energy technologies, thus meeting the goals of the project. Quality and timely information was expeditiously produced and delivered on a wide variety of related energy topics. Moreover, through an automated system, we were able to maintain, organize and update statistical information, as well as information on the technologies. Significant changes occurred during the life of this contract. During the Base Year, in 1986, Advanced Sciences, Inc. (ASI) managed publications development, response activities, and intermediary networking, and Franklin Research Center (FRC) provided subcontractor support in the key areas of data base maintenance, telephone response activities, and library management, from its offices in Philadelphia, PA. On July 1, 1987, ASI became sole CAREIRS contractor and consolidated all project operations in the Washington, DC area. ASI set up the toll-free hotline and energy library in its Arlington, VA office, converted the automated inquiry response system from a mainframe to an in-house microcomputer environment, and automated the library catalog system onto the microcomputer system. The transition occurred smoothly with no major disruptions; requests were answered during the transition within the time allowed by the contract. Following a reorganization in 1989, management of CAREIRS was transferred from the Office of Renewable Energy to the newly-formed Office of Technical and Financial Assistance.

• Research Organization: Advanced Sciences, Inc., Arlington, VA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-86CE35000
• OSTI ID: 5878145
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE/35000-T1; ON: DE92006575
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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