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Commercial solar
Energy Efficiency

How Commercial Solar Drives Residential Demand: Part 1—What a New Study Says about Non-Residential Solar

May 13, 2024
Molly Women in Weatherization
People

Celebrating Women in Weatherization: Molly Carmichael

May 10, 2024
Using a smartphone allows two solar technicians to examine a diagram. (Credit: Jose Carlos Cerdeno)
Education

A Coordinated Approach to Clean Energy: A Recipe for Success

May 8, 2024
Energy efficiency apps
Energy Efficiency

Industry Trends to Watch in 2024

May 6, 2024
Energy efficiency apprentices
Education

Workforce Advancements in Energy Efficiency: Heat and Frost Union Apprenticeships

May 3, 2024
Peter Troast speaking to conference attendee
Education

Marketing to Low- and Moderate-Income Communities  

May 1, 2024
Woman with desk background
Energy Efficiency

Celebrating Women in Weatherization: Fanni Azueta

April 29, 2024
An engineer at SunEdison oversees SunEdison’s testing facility at SolarTAC in Aurora, Colorado. (Credit: Dennis Schroeder, U.S. Department of Energy, Flickr)
Energy Efficiency

Looking at Jobs Can Change Our Minds About Energy

April 26, 2024
Homes in Cincinnati
Education

Getting Homeowners to Invest in Comprehensive Retrofits is Hard: Here’s How To Do it

April 24, 2024
kitchen table with sun coming in through window by jcomp, Freepik
Energy Efficiency

How Building Orientation Impacts Overall Performance and Energy Savings

April 19, 2024
WAP pros
People

Empowering Weatherization Professionals: A Success Story from Southwest Georgia Community Action Council

April 17, 2024
AI with hand stock
Innovation

3 Ways AI is Delivering on Energy Efficiency

April 15, 2024
Kara Saul Rinaldi in front of room at NHPC24
Education

Does it Translate to the Kitchen Table?

April 10, 2024
Gen Session panel
Education

Humanity and Home Performance

April 9, 2024
Graphic that has 3 images of people shaking hands, fixing a pipe and crossing their arms that reads Green Workforce Connect, Cultivating a new generation of diverse Weatherization Assistance Program Professionals and Contractors
Education

Weatherization Workforce Gets a Boost: New Platform Connects Contractors and Job Seekers to Opportunities

April 7, 2024
Joey Engelmeier with houses background
Education

Aging in Place and the Importance of the Built Environment

April 5, 2024
Paul Raymer and Nick Hurst, house background
Education

Successful Gut Rehabs with EPA’s Indoor airPLUS Label

April 3, 2024
Dr. Cynthia Finley and Dr. Janell Hills-Thomas with puzzle background
Education

Retention Strategies: The Chameleon of Workforce

April 1, 2024
Fairweather building
Innovation

Figuring Out Deep Retrofits in Real Time

March 28, 2024
Vintage woman flexing her muscles
People

Empowering Change: Advocating for Diversity in the Energy Efficiency Industry

March 27, 2024
Heat pump
Energy Efficiency

What’s on the Horizon for Heat Pumps?

March 22, 2024
Red paper boat sailing away from a sea of white boats
Education

The Importance of Differentiation for High Performance Contractors

March 20, 2024
Brie Minarick during energy assessment
People

Failure Leads to Success

March 18, 2024
Tech working on heat pump
Energy Efficiency

Heat Pump Programs Can’t Keep Leaving Low-Income Households Behind

March 15, 2024