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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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Unfamiliar with some of the terms, phrases and/or acronyms being used in the energy efficiency and home performance industries?  No need to stress, we have all the answers you need on our website. Go to Professional Resources and on the top right hand side there is a section called Learning the Lingo.  Under this section [...]

Guest Contributor – Hello fellow members of Efficiency First.  I’m Alison Haugh, BPI Certified Analyst, and owner of a consulting firm in Las Vegas, Nevada that performs energy audits and the newest member of the Efficiency First Board of Directors. This past year has been one of great personal growth for me.  Learning about the [...]

EGIA, BPI, and Efficiency First are conducting a nationwide Business Performance Makeover Contest. We are looking to find TWO contracting firm owners that want to grow their business in 2011. Owners of home improvement, home performance, and home energy efficiency-related installation companies are encouraged to enter online by answering questions about their current business and [...]

Did you know as an Efficiency First member you get exclusive deals and generous discounts on trainings, tools, office supplies, job referrals,  business insurance and marketing services and much much more. In our monthly series, we are highlighting some of these incredible organizations so you can start taking advantage of these great offerings! TruTech Tools, [...]

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 [...]