Resource Library
The latest resources for the home and building performance industry
Our online resource library is a compilation of home performance resources, including downloadable PDFs, webinar playbacks, videos, and industry reports. This library is continually updated to include the latest information and educational content.
Maine BPA: Goodwill AmeriCorps Lunch & Learn
Guest speaker Scott Dupee provides an overview of the AmeriCorps program and shares how individuals can get involved to elevate the home performance industry in Maine and beyond.
Contractor Marketing: Energy Audits & Services
Check out consumer-facing materials that home performance and weatherization contractors can use to drive business using IRA rebates & tax credits.
Home Diagnosis TV: S2 Ep2: Big Picture Performance vs. Efficiency
Watch as Grace and Corbett Lunsford break ground on their forever home, and learn the importance of building effective systems for indoor air quality.
GreenHome Institute: Heat Pumps can be the next AC: A study
Watch a great presentation about replacing AC with variable speed heat pumps (VSHPs).
IREC: A Guide to Success for Contractors New to the Weatherization Assistance Program
This guide equips contractors with the knowledge to succeed in the Weatherization Assistance Program.
Webinar Playback: Demystifying Aggregators: Unlocking IRA Rebates to Grow Your Business
Speakers discuss how aggregators can simplify the rebate process and the data requirements for the IRA Home Efficiency Rebate Program.
DOE: Geothermal Heat Pumps
This resource webpage provides information on Geothermal Heat Pumps for consumers with links to fact sheets, videos, information pages, and geothermal basics.
ACEEE Toolkit: Adapting Energy Efficiency Programs to Reach Underserved Residents
This toolkit highlights strategies that utilities and third-party program administrators can use to expand energy-efficiency program participation among all underserved households.
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.
Bill Nye on Making His House Energy-Efficient
Watch as Bill Nye discusses his own home and shows how energy-efficient houses save both money and the environment.
Handling Humidity – Your Project’s Health Depends on It! | Part 1 of 3
Watch as the Green Home Institute discusses different methods for dehumidifying and humidifying air, methods for determining humidity level of indoor air, and how much moisture must managed in a home due to climatic, construction, occupancy and ventilation variations.
IREC: The Energy Optimist Podcast: A Tale of Two Grids (Distribution vs. Transmission System)
This episode of The Energy Optimist Podcast explores the two distinct but interconnected sections of the electric grid—the distribution grid, and the transmission grid.
DOE: HOMES Sample Application Responses and Guidance
This document provides example responses and additional guidance to assist states in applying for and implementing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Home Rebate Program.
EPA’s Benchmarking & Building Performance Standards Policy Toolkit
Watch the walkthrough of the toolkit, which provides an overview of key considerations for policy design, and describes opportunities for EPA technical assistance and further resources, including information on using EPA’S ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® tool as a backbone of program implementation.
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