The Massachusetts Chapter of Efficiency First, the national trade organization that unites the Home Performance workforce is submitting the attached Memo to the EEAC (Energy Efficiency Advisory Council), MA utility Program Administrators, and DOER.
Congratulations to Adin Maynard, Cozy Home's newest Building Performance Institute certified building analyst. BPI is the leading certification and accrediting organization for the home performance industry [...]
Days two and three of Cozy Home Performance air tightness testing at Smith College were spent at Lawrence House and Morris House, respectively [...] WATCH SOME VIDEOS!
Cozy Home Performance is spending the week performing building performance diagnostics on the campus of Smith College. Specifically, we have been doing air tightness testing in three dorms. View our video.
Brown's win could mean a greener jobs bill…the strange paradoxes of politics.
"The proposed HOME STAR program – popularly known as “Cash for Caulkers” – has the potential to jump-start the Home Performance industry from the current rate of about 250,000 home retrofits per year to 5.5 million retrofits in the next two years. This rapid growth in consumer demand would create hundreds of thousands of new Continue reading
Congratulations to Gary Gronokowski, Cozy Home's newest BPI Certified Building Analyst, and Heating and Envelope Professional! (that's 3 certifications) Cozy Home Performance is committed to the 'home performance' model of building retrofitting. The Building Performance Institute (BPI) is the leading certification and accrediting organization in the nation. By employing the 'house as a system' model Continue reading
missed the Northampton Mayoral debate focused on sustainability issues but quotes that I read afterwards has me optimistic about the direction Mayor Higgins is headed, and unconvinced that Michael Bardsley understands the current opportunities that are on the horizon regarding residential energy efficiency. Higgins should be given credit for hiring Chris Mason, Northampton's energy officer, Continue reading
Higher Hopes for Climate Bill- an unlikely duo may usher a bill through the Senate. Perhaps Efficiency First (http://www.efficiencyfirst.org/about/) galavanting around Capital Hill lobbying for a climate bill containing REEP - a federal incentive program to stimulate building retrofits- had something to do with this new exciting development ;) A new 'partnership' between Kerry and Continue reading
Finally creative financing for energy retrofits has reached the East coast. Babylon, NY is providing accessible financing for residents to install efficiency measures and renewable energy systems. The best part..... the loan is tied to the house, not the homeowner and is payed back through energy bill savings. “The homeowner then pays the money back Continue reading
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