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Please join us  for Efficiency First’s upcoming Webinar: Home Performance Standards: The Latest from RESNET & BPI July 13th, 2011 from 12:30pm-2:00pm EASTERN Qualifies for 1.5 BPI CEUs Click here to sign into your member account & register RESNET and BPI (Building Performance Institute) have made some recent updates to standards and certifications and this [...]

Thank you to all who attended the Webinar on June 7th. We had over 250 people attend live and some great feedback from many of our viewers.If you were unable to make it not to worry as we record all of our webinars so they may be viewed at your own leisure! You can now [...]

Please join us for our next Webinar: Sales & Lead Generation June 16th, 2011 @ 12:30pm EST/9:30am PST Click here to log in and register Is your conversion rate from audit to retrofit not as high as you want? Are you relying solely on a government funded program’s marketing campaign to get you through? Is [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]