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The Silver Bullet to Zero Energy Affordability, by Paul Springer
Leslie Jackson
Hint: It’s not solar or storage... [continue reading]
Look for Us and Win: Faces of EE
Carol Harley, E4 the Future
Getting ready for HPC18? Plan to stop by the Faces of EE photo booth on April 24 to receive a FREE portrait by a top rated photographer. By participating, you will also be entered in a drawing to win a 2019 national conference registration. [continue reading]
The Business Sessions at the National Conference Will Help You Become a Leader in the EE Industry!
Bethany Dittmer, Director of Conference Education
The National Home Performance Conference is where home performance and weatherization professionals gather to gain skills and tools to improve their current job performance- and to take their careers to the next level. The Business tracks at this year’s conference will explore strategies to grow and diversify your home performance contracting business- and to become a leader in the industry. [continue reading]
Rebuild Green Expo, Santa Rosa: Advice Freely Offered, and well taken
Leslie Jackson
I was spending a month in Oregon (in an off-grid community of mud huts and organic food) when the fires began raging in Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino Counties. Driving home to the Bay Area, I put on my N95-rated dust mask in Fairfield (60 miles from Santa Rosa). Following my first reactions about my friends who live there, my thoughts were of the smoke’s contents. Mass-produced building materials, fiberglass, refrigerators, halogenated flame retardants, ... [continue reading]
PECO & CLEAResult to Host the 2018 HPC National Home Performance Conference & Trade Show in Philadelphia
Lindsay Bochman
March 21, 2018 – Philadelphia, PA – Today we are proud to announce that PECO and CLEAResult will host the 2018 HPC National Home Performance Conference & Trade Show at the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott, April 23-26, 2018. PECO and CLEAResult play important roles in the energy efficiency community and have demonstrated their commitment to home performance and weatherization through many years of involvement. [continue reading]
Two Ways You Can Be a Face of EE
Carol Harley, E4
Want to help advance our industry, without spending time on policy advocacy? Here are two simple, easy ways to amplify the importance of Energy Efficiency (EE): 1. Get a free professional headshot at HPC182. Show off your company and tell your story [continue reading]
Permit Me to Explain- Another Dispatch from Frugal Happy by Chris Stratton and Wen Lee
Leslie Jackson
Chris Stratton and Wen Lee are a husband-and-wife team living in the Los Angeles area who are DIY converting their suburban house into an all-electric zero net energy home via superinsulation, efficient appliances, onsite solar, and conservation strategies. They chronicle their attempts at a low-carbon, low-cost, and joyful lifestyle on their blog Frugal Happy, which the following post is adapted from. [continue reading]
HPC18 Featuring HVAC Strategies & IAQ / Healthy Homes Tracks
Bethany Dittmar
The National Home Performance Conference brings together home performance and weatherization professionals from across the country to hear what’s new in the industry, providing the opportunity to learn from a diverse group of presenters, discussing cutting edge content, research, and experiences to help take your career to the next level. [continue reading]
New Study Dispels Myth That Leaks In Interior Ductwork Do Not Contribute to Home Energy Loss
Brad Brenner
February 26, 2018 – Comfort Institute today released finding from a new study that indicates leaks in ductwork located in conditioned space can have a significant impact on energy savings. The study, conducted by Comfort Institute in combination with the Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance (GCEA), showed that the amount of conditioned air seeping through the building envelope and escaping to the outside of the home was reduced by an average of 11.4% after the ducts were effectively sealed. ... [continue reading]
How We Turned Our House into a Giant Foam Box, Part I by Wen Lee
Leslie Jackson
Chris Stratton and Wen Lee are a husband-and-wife team living in the Los Angeles area who are DIY converting their suburban house into an all-electric zero net energy home via superinsulation, efficient appliances, onsite solar, and conservation strategies. They chronicle their attempts at a low-carbon, low-cost, and joyful lifestyle on their blog Frugal Happy, which the following post is adapted from. [continue reading]
