Contractor Toolkit: Attracting Business Using Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Download the Contractor Toolkit to improve your local visibility and help you attract customers online.
BPA: Building Science Principles Course: A Free Resource for Educators
This introductory course, presented in slideshow format, is designed to be a starting point for those interested in any career in residential energy efficiency. The course provides learners with basic information on how homes work through the lens of building science.
Insulation Institute: Commonly Asked Questions About the 25C Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit
Answers to the most commonly asked questions that insulation contractors have posed recently about the IRA’s 25C Tax Credit.
Energy Circle: How to Talk to Homeowners About Building Science
Building science is just that—a science—and many of the home health and comfort issues that homeowners face involve complex information and techniques that can be difficult to understand. To make the communication process easier, read these tips.
Weatherization Installer Job Aids
Weatherization job aids are step-by-step visual guides created to assist home energy professionals with effective, durable, and safe energy efficiency upgrades.
DOE: Building America Solution Center
Explore the Solution Center for construction resources for building professionals.
The Interconnected House
From EnergyCircle TV, a great example of the difficulty in finding the right approach to solving problems in a home.
1950s Home Retrofit to Super Efficient Passive House
Watch to learn about a 1950s Montreal house that was retrofitted to become an efficient passive house by adding a 16 inch thick layer of cellulose insulation to the exterior.
Service Business Mastery Podcast
Listen to Service Business Mastery for Skilled Trades: Unlocking HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical Success
BPA: Webinar Recording – The Future of Consumer Energy Efficiency Incentives Post-OBBBA
Check out the recording from BPA's webinar about the future of the energy efficiency industry post-OBBBA.
Green Upgrade Calculator
This free modeling software enables energy pros to swiftly analyze the lifetime cost & environmental benefits of common residential decarbonization solutions like rooftop solar, weatherization, heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, & induction cooktops.
Building Beyond Net Zero
Watch as Dr. Joe Lstiburek discusses energy efficiency strategies, pioneering renewable energy solutions, and advanced smart home technologies that help create an optimized demand-side energy management strategy.
R-Value Podcast: Blower Door Mastery: Techniques and Tips for Contractors
Listen to a great discussion of the intricacies and importance of blower doors in testing a home's air tightness.
Best Wall Practices | Open-joint Cladding | Insights from Dr. Joe Lstiburek
Watch as Dr. Joe Lstiburek discusses the challenges of open-joint cladding and best practices.
RMI: State-Level Building Electrification Factsheets
RMI has created a series of state-specific factsheets designed to inform policymakers, advocates, and other stakeholders on the core building electrification issues.
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