Late last week, Senators Mark Udall (D-CO) and Scott Brown (R-MA) introduced S. 1029, the “Electric Consumer Right to Know Act” or “E-Know”. Efficiency First applauds the legislation as an important step to ensure that a home owner, or a third party they designate, will have easy access to their electricity usage information. The effort [...]
Please join us next Wednesday for Efficiency First’s Webinar: Mastering Infrared Thermography: Tools & Techniques Wednesday, June 1st @ 12:30 pm EST EF Members Click here to Register! This webinar presents infrared imaging features important for assessing residential buildings and will show you: The important features of imaging equipment How to use the technology throughout [...]
On Tuesday, home performance professionals in New York descended on Albany to ask state legislators to make their voices heard, as part of an Efficiency First New York-sponsored advocacy day. They made the trip to advocate for passage of On-Bill Recovery legislation which, if passed, would help homeowners retrofit their homes and create thousands of [...]
Do you: Work in the Home Performance Industry? Provide training for the Home Performance Industry? Advise people about green careers? Just want to know more about career options in the Home performance Industry? If so, we want you to know about a free online tool just released through the Home Performance Resource Center and Strategic [...]
The Technical Assistance Performance (TAP) blog provides a platform for state, local and tribal government officials and shares best practices for renewable and energy efficiency programs. The platforms are those of officials who receive funding from the Department of Energy. The blog gives a diverse amount of valuable information. There are also a variety of [...]
The FHA PowerSaver Loan Webinar Recording is now available! Click here to watch the recording and download the PDF. (Efficiency First member login required) Lender Information: During the Webinar we promised to publish a list of contact information for lenders. As lenders were recently choosen by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the information [...]
Our friends at the American Council for Energy-Efficiency Economy (ACEEE) have released a new white paper, which examines how state governments can enable local governments to advance energy efficiency. The paper describes ways the unique connection between state and local governments can be leveraged to implement mutually beneficial energy efficiency programs and policies. States can [...]
The Federal Housing Authority has just announced a low-cost financing option for families who want energy-saving technologies in their home. Please join us this Wednesday for Efficiency First’s Webinar: FHA PowerSaver Loan Program: What your Company Needs to Know Wednesday, May 11th @ 12:30 pm EST Click here to Register! This Webinar will teach your [...]
The Efficiency First Workforce Development Best Practices Committee has assembled a Hiring Toolkit to help Efficiency First members and Building Performance contractors with their recruitment and hiring needs. The toolkit offers information and ‘quick tips’ in six areas: Writing a good job description Recruiting qualified candidates Processing applications and screening resumes Conducting successful interviews Conducting [...]
A new case study examines the economic effects of PACE for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects at the local level, including job growth, economic activity, and energy savings: Economic Impacts from the Boulder County, Colorado, ClimateSmart Loan Program: Using Property-Assessed Clean Energy Financing (http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/pdfs/50555.pdf). The case study was funded by the DOE’s Solar America Communities [...]
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