Efficiency First

NOTICE TO MEMBERS: The Annual Membership meeting of Efficiency First shall be held Friday, April 1 in San Francisco, CA from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pacific Time. The membership meeting will coincide with the ACI National Conference to be held in San Francisco that week. We invite all members to attend the meeting. Members who cannot [...]

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 [...]

Are you planning to attend the ACI National Conference? Remember: Efficiency First members get a $150 discount off each ACI National regular attendee registration. The discount also applies for multiple people at the same company. Here are the steps for using your discount: If you aren’t an Efficiency First member yet: Visit www.efficiencyfirst.org/join to sign up today. Once [...]

We’re at RESNET: Efficiency First is active at RESNET, making sure we actively reach out to industry peers and expand the whole house concept. If you are at the conference be sure to stop by our table. At the conference, Efficiency First will be moderating two panels at the conference. I.  Economically Scalable Model for Retrofitting [...]

Efficiency First’s Best Practice Working Groups What our nine Best Practice working groups have been working on: Business Models Want to know how to scale up your business? Going from General Contractor to your own crews? Do you have one crew and you dream of five? To answer these questions, contractors from around the country [...]

EGIA is currently inviting Home Improvement, Home Performance and Energy Efficient Contractors to enter in its Business Performance Makeover Contest, for chance to win a series of business services for the year. Enter the competition by visiting http://www.egia.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=966

Will you be at the RESNET Building Performance Conference next week in the Orlando area? Efficiency First will be there too, and we hope you will come by our booth to say hello. Also – If you’ll be attending, would you consider helping us spread the word about Efficiency First by volunteering at our booth. Please [...]

Ever gotten blank stares from customers when you start talking about Home Performance? Our “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 it with their brand and contact information by stapling a [...]

As the DOE ramps up the Better Buildings Program and Home Energy Score programs, Efficiency First is there. We have been an early supporter of the programs and have provided guidance along the way. The work of Efficiency First’s research arm, the Home Performance Resource Center has been able to provide a blue print series [...]

Efficiency First working groups serve as a forum for members to become involved in specific areas of focus within the Best Practices Committee.  Working groups are used as a catalyst to study Home Performance programs and to create recommendations to help develop the Home Performance Industry. Members are able to engage in networking activities through [...]