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Persuading 5-Million Home Buyers to Invest in Energy Efficiency

Author: Doris Ikle

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November 07, 2010

Federal and state governments are deploying billions of dollars in an unprecedented push to weatherize America’s existing homes in order to save energy and create jobs. However, the programs piloted by the government ... [continue reading]

What Do We Do NOW?

Author: Jared Asch and Doug Donovan

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September 02, 2010

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs across the nation struck a bureaucratic brick wall this summer when the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued new guidelines for mortgage-lending practices in areas where PACE financing is ... [continue reading]

Time-of-Sale Energy Labeling of Homes: A Concept

Author: Philip Fairey

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July 01, 2010

In 2003, the European Commission passed the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)—perhaps the first mandatory implementation of time-of-sale energy labeling of buildings. To date, the United States has not followed suit. However, recent ... [continue reading]

Applied Building Science at CSG

Author: Lisa J. Rinkus

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July 01, 2010

Conservation Services Group (CSG) was launched in 1984 out of a small office in Boston’s Back Bay. Its mission was, and still is, very simple: to protect the environment and build a socially responsible ... [continue reading]

Phoenix Rising: Lessons Learned from Katrina

Author: Roger Hahn

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July 01, 2010

Energy-efficient homes play a significant role in post-Katrina rebuilding in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. [continue reading]

Multifamily Housing

Author: Nehemiah Stone

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May 03, 2010

The Overlooked Sector for Energy Efficiency [continue reading]

Toward Zero Energy at Home

Author: Danny Parker

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May 03, 2010

A Personal Example [continue reading]

HOME STAR Incentives to Energize the Home Performance Market

Author: Matt Golden and Jared Asch

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May 03, 2010

For years, those of us who work in the energy remodeling field have been promoting the personal and environmental benefits of home performance retrofits. Now industry leaders and policymakers are focusing on yet another compelling ... [continue reading]