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April 11, 2022

Kicking Off The National Home Performance Conference in Nashville

by Macie Melendez Today we kicked off the National Home Performance Conference and Trade Show in Nashville, TN—the first live event BPA’s held in nearly 3 years. Day 1 of this 4-day conference was full…

March 20, 2022

NHPC22 Featured Speaker Announced – Paula Glover

The featured speaker for the National Home Performance Conference & Trade Show will be Paula Glover, the president of Alliance to Save Energy.In the conference kickoff session, Ms. Glover will explore the intersection of home…

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March 14, 2022

West Virginia BPA Update

West Virginia BPA is an official affiliate of BPA. This powerful group of stakeholders has conducted three working group sessions after their initial roundtable meeting. These group sessions focused on workforce development, home performance, and…

Photo of a busy street in Nashville at night. A sign reads, "Ernest Tubb Record Shop, Real Country Music Lives Here, Our 71st Year"
March 14, 2022

Fun Things to do in Nashville, TN

Music City, here we come!Our national conference is hosted in Nashville, TN this April 11-14, and we can’t wait to explore the city. We were in Nashville in 2017 for our conference, so we’ve lined…

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March 14, 2022

Massachusetts BPA Update – March 2022

Our Massachusetts BPA affiliate hosted its first online roundtable with more than 70 participants from all segments of the energy efficiency industry in the state. They discussed federal legislation advancements, including the passing of the…

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February 11, 2022

Gov. Justice Announces Omnis Building Technologies to build Facility & Create Jobs in Bluefield, WV

Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Omnis Building Technologies will build a $40 million, 150,000-square-foot facility in Bluefield to manufacture housing materials that will revolutionize the future of residential construction, creating 150-300 jobs in the…

Photo of a busy street in Nashville at night. A sign reads, "Ernest Tubb Record Shop, Real Country Music Lives Here, Our 71st Year"
January 27, 2022

Comfort, Convenience, and Country Music—Nashville Has It All

Written by Katie Miller, BPA’s Director of Marketing and Communications After more than two years of being grounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, the BPA conference and education team had the pleasure of visiting Nashville, TN…

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January 11, 2022

Massachusetts’ Clean Energy Future

Massachusetts’ clean energy future is bright! Check out Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s visit to the Bay State to see how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help Build a Better America with energy-efficient homes, sustainable communities, and…

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January 3, 2022

Low-Income Weatherization Program in WV Gets Funding Boost

Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Omnis Building Technologies will build a $40 million, 150,000-square-foot facility in Bluefield to manufacture housing materials that will revolutionize the future of residential construction, creating 150-300 jobs in the…

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December 9, 2021

West Virginia Legislative Code Updates

At an interim committee meeting last night the Fire Marshalls rules bundle containing the provisions for the movement of energy code from 2009 to 2015 was challenged with an amendment from Jeff Foster from Putnam…