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Carrier Corporation, the largest air conditioning producer in the world, introduced their new home performance program, at the ACI National Home Performance Conference in Baltimore, for Carrier factory authorized dealers and their residential customers. This is a big vote of confidence for the home performance industry from a major U.S. manufacturer. [continue reading]
To kick-off the 26th annual ACI National conference on March 28, nearly 1,700 attendees gathered at the Baltimore Convention Center for the opening plenary. Along with a warm welcome and opening remarks, the stage presented awards to two of our industry’s visionaries. [continue reading]
The ACI National conference kicks off next week in Baltimore, and this year - along with the usual top-notch educational sessions and presenters - attendees can look forward to the launch of the Women in Home Performance. The organization's mission is to promote women in the industry while strategically engaging businesses and organizations (of which are not commonly integrated into opportunities) in order to help expand the industry. [continue reading]
Theresa Gilbride is a scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory where she works on projects in support of DOE’s Building America program. She’s also a member of the Home Energy editorial board—and we’re willing to be that’s not all you don’t know about her. [continue reading]
Miletus Group, an architecture firm that specializes in sustainable building practices in onsite, prefab, and modular offsite homes, recently made a big announcement: they've achieved carbon neutrality in all of their production facilities and offices. A first in the field, the achievement has also led the company to reach even higher, striving for net zero emissions by 2030 in accordance with the American Institute of Architects’ AIA 2030 Commitment program. (The AIA Commitment program’... [continue reading]
One of Damon Carson’s customers recently told him, “You’re really just a professional dumpster diver, aren’t you?” [continue reading]
National efficiency standards for appliances, lighting, and other equipment will save consumers and businesses more than $1.1 trillion by 2035, says The Efficiency Boom: Cashing In on Savings from Appliance Standards, a study released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). [continue reading]
In September 2010, Mr. Max Sherman, Ph.D., a senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory published an article in Home Energy suggesting that Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) may transfer formaldehyde in the same way that they transfer water molecules from the outgoing indoor air stream to the incoming fresh air stream. [continue reading]
In today’s real estate market, buyers are increasingly looking for energy efficient features in homes. In fact, according to a survey done by the National Association of Realtors, 39% of all home buyers said that heating and cooling costs were a "very important" feature when they are looking to purchase a home. (See chart at bottom for other "very important" features.) [continue reading]
On February 17, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2012. [Note: the final legislation has not yet been posted online, but will be available here shortly.] [continue reading]
