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Do you want to know how your skills compare to Home Performance Industry needs? In an effort to help job seekers identify which careers might be right for them, the Home Performance Resource Center (Resource Center) has created the Career Resource section to provide key job profiles and additional resources for self-assessment and job training. [...]

The energy efficiency industry is expanding at a rapid rate and the growth of the industry has increased the number of contractors in the workforce taking BPI certification exams. The Building Performance Institute recently surveyed contractors that took the BPI certification exam and found the motivating factors behind the increase in workers taking the certification [...]

Home Performance Resource (HPR) Center’s Best Practice Working Groups Monthly Digest – April 2011 What our Best Practice working groups have been working on: Finance and Incentives Appraised value of retrofits: What can we do to make efficiency upgrades lead to higher appraisal values for homes? Manufacturers Council Arranging for EF manufacturers to speak to [...]

People have noticed that the push for renewable energy under President Obama’s leadership has slowed down. Young adults are coming together and organizing to put pressure on Obama to follow through with he said he would when it comes to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. In 2008 it was all about “Yes We Can” [...]

In today’s society, media plays a huge role in shaping ones perception of current trends and issues. Learn to utilize the local media as a way to drive your business. Please join us on Thursday, April 28th @ 3:30pm EASTERN for Efficiency First’s  “Drive your Business: Local Media Strategies ” Webinar. With the appropriate tools, you [...]

Did you know Efficiency First member companies get great discounts on products and services, including diagnostic tools, training, ACI conferences, business insurance and benefit services, Home Performance software applications and much more. In our monthly series, we are highlighting some of these incredible organizations so you can start taking advantage of these great offerings! Energy [...]

In an opinion piece published online last week by The Atlantic, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger makes some powerful points about how energy choices we make now will impact the future of the United States. Writing in support of the development of large solar farms in the Mojave Desert, Schwarzenegger – a moderate Republican – [...]

The Home Performance Resource Center is going to be releasing four case studies on multi-family home programs across the country.  The case studies cover programs in New York, Texas, California and Maine. They take a deeper look into programs that have been successful and give an insight about what it takes for a multi-family home [...]

A new study titled, “Carrots and Sticks: A Comprehensive Business Model for the Successful Achievement of Energy Efficiency Resource Standards” was recently released by the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL). Utility companies and policymakers have different opinions the issues within the energy efficiency industry and resource standards. This study looks into a comprehensive business model [...]

At ACI, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Dr. Kathleen Hogan, gave a presentation detailing the Department of Energy’s (DOE) energy efficient priorities and the state of the industry. Dr. Kathleen Hogan has been involved in the industry for years and has been a key leader in creating programs and moving energy [...]