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Innovation

How Smart Is ChatGPT When It Comes to Building Science?

May 3, 2023
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Health

Lights, Camera, Action: Home Installation of HPWH

May 1, 2023
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Innovation

IAQ at the Crossroads (AGAIN)

April 28, 2023
Solar worker on rooftop.
Training

Clean Energy Workforce Alliance Targets Ambitious Goals

April 26, 2023
Technician measuring gas exhaust from water heater.
Health

All-Electric Buildings – The Safer Alternative

April 24, 2023
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People

The Next Generation of Home Performance Legends

April 20, 2023
Women in Building Performance Breakfast
Training

Resilient Women Shaping Resilient Homes

April 19, 2023
NHPC23 Opening Session attendees and screen
Health

One House at a Time

April 18, 2023
NHPC Presenter Patch Garcia in front of the room
Training

Live From NHPC’23: Prioritizing Employee Value

April 17, 2023
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Earn CEUsTraining

A 3-Phase Approach to Solving Staffing Issues for Community Action Agencies in Illinois

April 15, 2023
House on stack of money
Training

Effectively Integrating Leveraged Resources into Energy Efficiency Programs

April 12, 2023
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Policy

IRA Rollouts: How to Talk With Customers About Incentives

April 10, 2023
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Earn CEUsHealth

It’s the Order of Operations with Heat Pumps: PART 2

April 7, 2023
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Applications Open for $22 Million Toward Equitable Building Energy Upgrades

April 5, 2023
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Earn CEUsHealth

Order of Operations Matters with Heat Pumps: PART 1

April 3, 2023
Older home surrounded by trees
Health

Will a Heat Pump Work in an Old House?

March 31, 2023
Progression of BPI certifications
Training

BPI Building Analyst and Envelope Certifications Have Transformed into a Career Path

March 29, 2023
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Health

Understanding the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Act (HEEHRA)

March 27, 2023
Person blowing insulation into an attic
Training

Installer Badges Toolkit and Visualization Resources

March 24, 2023
Electric wires in mountainous region representing the electric grid.
Health

Coming Electrification Will Require the Grid to Evolve

March 22, 2023
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Training

Superior Watershed Partnership Offers Free Home Energy Scores to Income-Qualified Upper Peninsula of Michigan Households

March 20, 2023
FPSF illustration by Dan Thornton, courtesy of Fine Homebuilding magazine.
Health

Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations

March 17, 2023
Illustration of a modern home with solar panels and an EV car plugged in.
Health

Heat Pumps: A Great Technology With a Few Drawbacks

March 13, 2023
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Earn CEUsHealth

Alternative Paths to Net-Zero Energy Homes

March 10, 2023