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Efficiency First Maryland and Home Performance Coalition Host a Policymaker Education Day
Joe Cullen
Last week, over twenty Efficiency First Maryland (EF-MD) members, small businesses, and contractors, visited 37 legislative offices in Annapolis demonstrating the significant number of Maryland jobs that are supported through residential energy efficiency retrofits and programs supported by EmPOWER. During Policymaker Education Day, the Maryland House and Senate delivered approved legislation to the Governor’s Office that would extend the EmPOWER program and make sure Maryland remains a national leader on job creation and residential ... [continue reading]
Seeking Ideas for Building Envelope Design
Sarah O'Connell
Through its online crowdsourcing platform, JUMP, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is partnering with industry leaders to host technology challenges in an effort to identify innovative energy-saving technologies and help advance them in the market. [continue reading]
So Much Greatness and Gratitude - Notes from Nashville
Amy Beley
This past week at HPC in Nashville left me humbled, hopeful, and filled to the brim with gratitude. The biggest HPC/ACI conference to date, and the best one yet in my opinion. I was humbled by the new and innovative ideas, by the momentum behind healthy homes and its connection to home performance, and by the level of dedication and commitment of the leadership in this industry to propel us forward. And the conference ... [continue reading]
Do Low Flow Showerheads Save Water?
Bill Gauley and John Koeller
Did you know that the average shower lasts 7.8 minutes? [continue reading]
The Elephant in the Room
Jim Gunshinan
Last week I attended the annual Home Performance Coalition (HPC) Conference & Trade Show in Nashville, Tennessee. (Along with 1,900 other people!) [continue reading]
ASHRAE Awards More Than $118,000 to Fund 26 Undergraduate Projects in Eight Countries
Allen Haynes
ASHRAE announced today its 2017 Undergraduate Program Equipment Grants – which encompasses a group of 26 undergraduate projects led by students from around the world who are poised to continue ASHRAE’s commitment of shaping tomorrow’s built environment today. The awarded grants total more than $118,000 and will help the winning students complete their undergraduate projects. [continue reading]
The Extraordinary Growth of Solar in the US Visualized
Kumar Dhuvur
Residential solar installations have grown rapidly as solar costs have plummeted over 80% over the last 10 years. Ever wondered where all the installations are happening? [continue reading]
HPC Launches the Home Performance Forum
Lindsay Bachman Flickinger
HPC launched the Home Performance Forum last week, where members openly discuss topics including education, certification, field procedures, equipment, building science, energy modeling, envelope and mechanical design, building codes and standards, sales, marketing, and business systems in one of the largest and most active collaborative sharing forums for home energy professionals. [continue reading]
Balancing Act: Solving Airflow Issues in HVAC Systems
Kim Slowey
Today's homeowner is more concerned with energy efficiency than ever before. A National Association of Home Builders September 2016 survey found that energy-saving appliances were at or near the top of the must-have feature list for 80 percent of new home buyers. In January, the association released the results of another study that revealed homebuyers across all income brackets are increasingly choosing homes with energy-saving elements, as well as other amenities, and will sacrifice square footage to ... [continue reading]
Appraised Value and Energy Efficiency: Getting it Right
Julie Caracino
While location, design and price are a home-buyer’s main considerations, surveys show that buyers rank energy saving features and equipment (e.g., air and duct sealing, insulation, and high-efficiency HVAC equipment) as desirable features for which buyers are willing to pay more. [continue reading]
