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Time to Stand Up and Be Counted!
If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? One trend I will be both tracking and trying to advance in 2013 is an index of high-performance homes. To … Continue reading
New Expectations for the “Well-Maintained” Home
This is the third in a series of articles about the tipping point opportunity the home performance industry has right now. Part 1 showed how consumers have placed energy efficiency as a must-have to sell homes this spring. And Part … Continue reading
Understanding Energy Improvement Options in Elmhurst
The good news is that there are a lot more options for home owners interested in making their homes more energy efficient. The bad news is that it’s hard to understand who’s behind which programs and the best program for … Continue reading
Kudos to CNT Energy’s Energy Savers program in Fortune Mag!
My past client, Energy Savers which is both a CNT Energy and Energy Impact Illinois program was featured today by Fortune Magazine online. The article highlighted Energy Savers’ success as a one-stop-shop for Chicago landlords to find financing, rebates and contractors who … Continue reading
Better Buildings Illinois – Don’t Miss Feb 2nd!
The first Better Buildings: Better Business conference is coming to Illinois in February! The B4IL event runs January 31st to February 2nd in Schaumburg. I’m pleased to be joining many friends, colleagues and mentors as a speaker at this great … Continue reading
Proof: Replacement adds Value + Efficiency adds Payback
Remodeling and Realtor magazines are out with their 2011 Cost vs. Value report. The annual report looks at 35 remodeling projects and identifies cost trends in different regions and cities across the country, as well as how much value they … Continue reading
Like gadgets, life and cash? Energy Audit is for you!
In honor of Cyber Monday, Energy Vanguard has posted the Top 10 reasons to buy an energy audit. Duh? With these Top 10…why wouldn’t you? My favorites: save your life (for real…read more now!), qualify for rebates, prevent you from wasting money and sort … Continue reading
Making Efficiency Easy
Chicago Magazine’s Deal Estate blog covered Energy Impact Illinois and their MyHomeEQ tool today. Planning an energy-saving retrofit of an existing home is vastly simpler thanks to a new program that pulls together data on installation costs, savings on utility … Continue reading
Energy Efficiency Climbs into the “Must Have” List
Slow and steady wins the race. And over the past few months, energy efficiency has quietly been grabbing the media coverage from it’s sexy cousins the Renewables, like solar, wind and geothermal. Early this month I reported that green as … Continue reading
$12K return on $6K investment? Bring on BetterBuildings & HPwES
A new study shows that a $6,000 investment in simple energy efficiency upgrades creates a $12,000 return over 25 years. The study by Columbia Institute of homes in Canada, also shows that homeowners who have access to programs with a … Continue reading