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Choosing the Right Certification for Your Business
As the home industry continues to shift toward highly energy-efficient homes, the number of certifications available to contractors working on these homes is steadily growing. From basic certifications, such as Building Analyst or Home Energy ...
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Is the Home Performance Industry Right for You?
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The Home Performance Resource Center has developed a set of free online career resources designed to help current job seekers learn more about home performance jobs. [continue reading]

Weatherization Training Plans--Gateway to a New Economy
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The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) set the stage for many new and expanded training initiatives. [continue reading]

IREC ISPQ Credentialing: A Guarantee of High-Quality Training
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The expansion of goals at the federal, state, and local levels to provide residential weatherization and energy efficiency services, combined with the influx of funds from government and utility programs, has resulted in a proliferation ... [continue reading]

The New Deal in Energy Education: Workforce Guidelines for Home Energy Upgrades
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Inspired by Vice President Joe Biden’s vision to expand job opportunities and make residential buildings more energy efficient, the Recovery Through Retrofit Workforce Working Group has developed and released the Workforce Guidelines for ... [continue reading]

Extending Energy Efficiency Training Beyond the Classroom
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Meeting the growing demand for supplemental energy efficiency training with real-world experience. [continue reading]

ACI Celebrates 25 Years with 25 Stories
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Affordable Comfort celebrates its 25th anniversary with 25 stories of some of the people who have been instrumental in the creation of ACI. All of the stories are appearing in conference materials and countdown-style pre-conference rallies at the ACI web site (www.acinational.org). Here are four of them. [continue reading]



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How Third-Party Utility Providers Work
Many people know that there are ways to save on your utility services, however there are plenty of people who ...


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Northwest Energy Star Super-Efficient Homes—#6: The Pumpkin Ridge Passive House
The Pumpkin Ridge Passive House is one of six super energy-efficient homes being highlighted this year by Northwest Energy Homes&...


























