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Two new tax incentives were introduced by Senators Snowe and Bingaman earlier this month. The first, 25E, is a whole-home tax incentive that has been introduced in the Senate and which will use HERS ratings for qualifications. The second, the 25C tax incentive, will be an extension of the current tax code and it will [...]

Here’s a roundup with some of what Efficiency First chapters have been up to. For more information about chapters in your area, visit www.efficiencyfirst.org/chapters. To help launch a new chapter in your area, contact coby@efficiencyfirst.org Arizona: Chapter launch meeting was held on November 10th. A followup meeting will take place on December 8th. Click here [...]

Marketing Brochure Efficiency First is pleased to announce the completion of a tri-fold marketing brochure created by the Marketing Working Group committee members.  The “What is Home Performance”  brochure is a marketing piece intended to educate prospective clients on energy upgrades. Efficiency First members are encouraged to print and distribute the brochure“as is” or customize [...]

Jared Asch, Efficiency First’s National Director, co-hosted the “Growing your Green Business Energy Workshop” along with Skyline College last Thursday. This panel was held in order to help Bay Area Clean Energy providers connect and discuss pressing industry questions. Marketing techniques: Jared moderated the second half of the event, titled “Market Driven Successful Business Models“, [...]

In a Washington Post opinion piece titled “Don’t believe in global warming? That’s not very conservative”, Bracken Hendricks points out why Republicans should care about climate change. There is a short-sightedness in the Republican stance on this issue, he explains, one which will prove costly when an environmental catastrophe will strike. Risk and irresponsibility toward [...]

Getting Quality Leads from Your Website Thursday, December 2, 2010 – 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (2:00 p.m. Eastern) Brought to you by EGIA, and free to all Efficiency First Member companies. Home Performance can be complicated to explain, but an effective website CAN produce the leads you are looking for. Discover ways to improve your [...]

Retrofit work comes full circle if your clients are rewarded when they sell their home. A local Multiple Listing Service or MLS promotes homes for sale and a Green MLS highlights green/retrofitted homes. Please join us on Wednesday, Dec. 15th @ 12:00 noon EASTERN for Efficiency First’s “What is an MLS and What Makes One Green” [...]

Residential Retrofits at USGBC Greenbuild By Laura Reedy Stukel, chair Efficiency First Real Estate Working Group The USGBC is well-known for it’s work on new commercial projects.  But what about residential retrofits? This year, that topic was included in the Residential Summit held on Thursday.  Several members of Efficiency First’s Real Estate Working Group (REWG) attended the [...]

As the congressional balance of power shifts to the right in the wake of this month’s midterm elections, it is more important than ever for energy efficiency advocates to make their voices heard on Capitol Hill. Case in point: Yesterday Politico published an op-ed piece in which Rep. Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican who is [...]

ACI to Celebrate 25 Years Connecting Home Energy Professionals In 1986, the first Affordable Comfort Conference was held in Pittsburgh, PA. Next March, ACI will be holding its 25th national conference (in San Francisco), now called the ACI National Home Performance Conference. The national conference has grown to be the center for connecting and educating [...]