Archive for April 2011

Evaluation, Measurement and Verification (EM&V) Standard

Do you think than a national energy efficiency evaluation, measurement and verification (EM&V) standard should be implemented? The Department of Energy is taking steps to develop a nation standard for energy efficiency and the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL) recently did a study in collaboration with the Schiller Consulting and Itron, titled:”National Energy Efficiency Evaluation, [...]

EGIA Webinar on 4/21 – Industry Software for Contractors

FREE for Efficiency First members. On April 21st at 2 pm Pacific / 11am, Eastern, our partners at EGIA’s Leadership Academy are hosting a web exchange webinar: High Tech Tool Box – Industry Software for Contractors High Tech Toolbox introduces contractors to the latest computer software, digital devises and must have gadgets. The right software [...]

Market to Your Community

Are you going to a local community organization? Market to a PTA meeting, home owners association, hosting a house party, presenting at a local nonprofit or pitch a church group. Efficiency First’s Marketing Working Group has created a customizable PowerPoint to make it easier for YOU to present to potential clients. Use this PowerPoint as [...]

Homeowner Case Study Template – Now Available!

EF’s Marketing Committee has been working to create a template for homeowner case studies and it is now complete! Home performance contractors should take advantage of this easy-to-use formatted template to gather info to present customer “success stories” on their website. By sharing positive testimonials with potential clients, these case studies can provide basic information [...]

Home Performance Marketing Brochure, now available in HTML

EF’s Marketing Committee is now making available an HTML version of the trifold marketing brochure recently released! A big shout out to EGIA who created the HTML, which is a web-based companion of the marketing brochure for you to include on your website. This HTML is just one piece of a four-part series of marketing [...]

A Home Performance Marketing Brochure – Now Available!

EF’s Marketing Committee is now releasing a trifold marketing brochure to help your business define Home Performance and the benefits of energy upgrades. This brochure is just one piece of a four-part series of marketing materials that will collectively educate potential clients and provide them with the needed information to get started with their building [...]

Conference Call with Congressmen Peter Welch on 4/14

Don’t miss an Efficiency First special event on April 14th, 2011: A National Conference Call with Congressmen Peter Welch Congressmen Welch will give a briefing on congressional energy efficiency policy and prospects for Home Performance Legislation in the 112th Congress. Here are the details for the call (you will receive call-in information by email after [...]