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Free Green Building Trade Show in Raleigh Thursday, September 9th, 2010

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:47:58 +0000

Free Green Building Trade Show in Raleigh Thursday, September 9th, 2010. Open to contractors and homeowners.
6th Annual GreenNC Green Building Tradeshow www.GreenNCtradeshow.com

McKimmon Center, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Tradeshow open 9am – 5pm
Luncheon at Noon with Featured Speaker
Learn more at www.GreenNCtradeshow.com

HomeStar Bill Moving Through Congress

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 12:33:00 +0000

The HomeStar Bill is currently moving through congress. This week it pass the House of Representatives with bi-partisan support. The bill would provide incentives for home weatherization projects to homeowners. A similar version of the House bill is currently in the Senate.

Designed as an incentive and a way to promote the benefits of efficiency retrofitting in existing homes, the HomeStar Program is getting more attention from the White House. Of the130 million US homes, two-thirds or 80 million are 30 years old or more. Older homes more so than newer homes have insulation and weather sealing challenges that if resolved could help homeowners reduce their utility costs and save energy.

See my previous posts related to this topic at http://housefixer.info/wordpress/2010/03/08/update-on-cash-for-caulkers-homestar-program/ and http://housefixer.info/wordpress/2010/02/05/home-star-coalition-cash-for-caulkers/ and http://housefixer.info/wordpress/2009/11/20/cash-for-caulkers/

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Update on Cash for Caulkers / HomeStar Program

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:43:53 +0000

Read the full fact sheet here.

Sustainable and Green A Challenge for many cities

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:58:43 +0000

Being a sustainable, eco-friendly and green community is a challenge for many communities. Several cities have even hired sustainability managers, much as large corporations have done. Is this simply good public relations or are they really doing some good?

Boulder Colorado is a city challenging itself to be ‘greener’ Read more in article from WSJ.

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Join the HOME STAR Coalition -Cash For Caulkers

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:07:16 +0000

Efficiency First is a national nonprofit trade association that unites the Home Performance workforce, building product manufacturers and related businesses and organizations in the escalating fight against global warming and rising energy costs. Efficiency First represents its members in public policy discussions at the state and national levels, to promote the benefits of efficiency retrofitting and to help our industry grow to meet unprecedented demand for quality residential energy improvements.

Join the HOME STAR Coalition at Efficiency First

Learn more at EfficiencyFirst.org.

New Info on Cash for Caulkers

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:44:49 +0000

New information on the proposed ‘Cash for Caulkers’ program.

Cash for Caulkers could seal $12,000 a home

Under President’s proposal, homeowners would be reimbursed for energy-efficient appliances and insulation.

See more at CNN.

Cash for caulkers!

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:57:57 +0000

A prospective new program aimed at making homes more energy efficient dubbed “Cash for caulkers” by some after the “Cash for clunkers” federal incentives for getting a more efficient automobile.
See more at this NY Times article.

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