Archive for July 29, 2010

WellHome’s Laseter Makes the Case for Retrofit Incentives

Yesterday The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an editorial by WellHome president Larry Laseter that began: “We are closer than ever to moving the needle in an area where we could and should be more independent — consumer energy savings.” Laseter was referring, of course, to the HOME STAR legislation now pending in the Senate as part [...]

CNAIMA’s Kate Offringa Lauds HOME STAR on E&ETV

In an appearance yesterday on E&ETV’s daily interview program OnPoint, Kate Offringa, president and CEO of the Council of the North American Association of Insulation Manufacturers, made a convincing case for immediate passage of the HOME STAR legislation now pending in Congress. Offringa emphasized that: Forty percent of all the energy that we use in [...]