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How To Get Started Working as a Full-Time Energy Auditor
David Byrnes
It is not often clear the path a BPI-certified energy auditor should take, or where exactly the opportunities lie… to buffer existing business, as side work, to work as a full-time energy auditor, or to go out on your own, the opportunities are vast and diverse. Oftentimes we get our energy auditor certification as a kind of back-up plan or to aid a struggling business. Or maybe you attended BPI training as part of ... [continue reading]
Dr. Diana Urge-Vorsatz to Keynote Building Carbon Zero Conference
Bronwyn Barry
Passive House California recently announced that Dr. Diana Ürge-Vorstatz, Vice Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Working Group III) and Chair of the Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy will keynote their upcoming Building Carbon Zero California conference in Palo Alto on Friday, November 13th. Dr. Ürge-Vorsatz recently delivered the keynote address at the North American Passive House Network conference in Vancouver, B.C., where she stated: [continue reading]
Join Us at a Women in Home Performance Breakfast at ACI California
Amy Beley
It's been exciting to read the stories of these great women in our industry in The Real Women of Home Performance blog series. While we certainly need more women and diversity in general in our industry, I'm energized at what many women in our industry are doing to improve homes, save energy, and make happy homeowners. To keep the momentum going, I'd like to invite you to join me at breakfast in Sacramento at ACI ... [continue reading]
Solar Panels Winning Power Battle Against Energy Efficiency Rivals
Luke Kyte
Research from KES Lighting suggests over 11% of the British population are unaware of what energy efficient light bulbs are, whilst solar panels come out on top in the battle for home eco-friendliness. [continue reading]
Three Tips for Accurate Air Tightness Tests Every Time
Frank Spevak
All of us in the building energy industry know how essential our equipment is to our jobs. One small mistake can result in incorrect air tightness readings. To help energy raters receive consistent test measurements, here are three tips to ensure your air tightness tests are accurate every time. [continue reading]
Are you a Cybersensitive?
Adam Molnar
Do people innately love technology? Can they? People engage with technology everyday on a utilitarian basis. However, what if there was a type of person predisposed to engage with technology on a deeper and, perhaps, emotional level? A research study titled “Cybernetic Fieldwork in California,” led by Indicia Consulting, seeks to answer this question. The team believes people exist who experience tech in a different way than most people do, who they deem &... [continue reading]
111(D) Released Today In Federal Register Home Performance Coalition Plans Comments
Stephanie Rex
EPA's plan for addressing carbon emissions through the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d) was released today in the federal register. This begins a 90-day comment period, where stakeholders have an opportunity to comment on the Federal Plan (for states who do not submit their own plans for compliance), the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP), and the sections related to Evaluation, Measurement and Verification (EM&V). [continue reading]
The Real Women of Home Performance: Mina Agarabi
Macie Melendez
Mina Agarabi is the Principal Mechanical Engineer at Agarabi Engineering PLLC, a consulting firm focused on operations and maintenance and energy efficiency. Prior to establishing her firm, she conducted light commercial and residential energy assessments and oversaw the installation of numerous energy-efficiency projects at Association for Energy Affordability and Steven Winter Associates. Agarabi has several years of experience troubleshooting, optimizing, and designing both steam and hydronic heating systems in large multifamily buildings. [continue reading]
Contractors Honored with Energy Efficiency Awards at Air Conditioning Association Golf Tournament
Lisa Rinkus
Nine New England-based contractors are recipients of the 2015 COOL SMART awards, presented recently at the annual golf tournament of the Air Conditioning Association of New England (ACA/NE). The awards are sponsored by the Massachusetts/Rhode Island COOL SMART program, and given out during the annual event held in Stow, Mass. The winning contractors specialize in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and were honored for the quality installation of energy saving equipment and their overall ... [continue reading]
Contractors Build Business Opportunities Through Better Buildings Neighborhood Program
Dale Hoffmeyer
You may have seen that an independent evaluation, released this summer, found that home performance contractors across the country increased business opportunities and established lasting local, state, and national connections through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Better Buildings Neighborhood Program. The program distributed a total of $508 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to more than 40 state and local residential energy efficiency programs across the country from 2010 through 2014. [continue reading]
