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The Home Performance Resource Center (Resource Center)– the research and publication arm of Efficiency First — has been named to a Department of Energy (DOE) Committee. The DOE along with the EPA in a joint effort, initiated by the Obama Administration, in order to speed up the process of making buildings more energy efficient created [...]

Over the last few weeks, we have announced Efficiency First chapters launching in several places around the county– Arizona and Virginia Efficiency First chapters both had chapter launch events in October, our North Carolina chapter will have it’s first meeting in November, with others to come soon. Through our chapter network, member companies are joining [...]

Update: Home Star Supporters in Congress Many of our members have inquired regarding candidates in the upcoming elections. Efficiency First as a nonpartisan nonprofit that does not take sides in an election. For your information, we have included a list of House and Senate sponsors of the HOME STAR Legislation. For a full list of [...]

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., has published new workforce study based nearly 300 interviews with energy efficiency program administrators, education and training providers, regulatory staff and a variety of employers, trade associations and unions involved in the industry. The study was prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency [...]

Efficiency First has partnered up with some really fantastic companies that offer generous discounts exclusively to our members on training, tools, office supplies, job referrals,  business insurance and much much more. In our monthly series titled Spotlights, we are highlighting some of these incredible organizations so you can start taking advantage of these great offerings! [...]

Arizona is the latest addition to our growing network of Efficiency First chapters, working on the local level to advocate for policies and programs that will boost the Home Performance industry. The Arizona chapter will have its first meeting this Wednesday, October 27. Can you be there? Email arizona@efficiencyfirst.org for information about the launch meeting [...]

The proposed HOME STAR energy retrofit program is the focus of a report aired this weekend on NPR’s Weekend Edition, in which reporter Christopher Joyce follows a crew from Masco Home Services’ WellHome division as they conduct an energy audit at a home in suburban Washington, D.C. The report delivers a solid introduction to Home [...]

For contractors and businesses, the topic of financing can be difficult to navigate and many Home Performance contractors are unsure how to go about financing the audits and retrofits that they perform. Please join us on Tuesday, Nov. 2nd @ 4:00 pm EASTERN for Efficiency First’s “Long Live the Loan: Contractor Financing Options” webinar. This [...]

Is your company hiring? Here is a resource for you: Efficiency First’s online job posting board. Click here to begin posting your job openings. The job board is open to the general public to post resumes and browse job openings. The job opening list is populated exclusively with employment offers from Efficiency First members. We hope [...]

Small Business Majority, a national nonprofit advocacy group, has released an in-depth report on the opportunities provided to small businesses by California’s 2006 Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), which mandated ambitious reductions in carbon emissions throughout the state. The report examines how AB 32 will affect the state’s business environment, with a particular focus [...]