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Five Steps to a Profitable Contractor Base

Author(s)

Courtney Moriarta, SRA International, Inc.,

Emily Levin, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation,

Tiger Adolf, Building Performance Institute,

Brad Geyer, Fayette County Better Buildings Initiative,

Sammy Chu, Suffolk County Department of Labor,

Sam Flanery, Building Science Academy

Publication Date

2012

Organizations or Programs

Efficiency Vermont,

Fayette County Better Buildings Initiative,

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Presentation on five steps to building a profitable contractor base. The steps include sensible program design and administration, certification and credentialing, communicating with contractors, contractor requirements (business vs. trade), and training and sales support.

Reaching More Residents: Opportunities for Increasing Participation in Multifamily Energy Efficiency Programs

Author(s)

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Publication Date

2016

Organizations or Programs

Focus on Energy,

National Grid Rhode Island,

DC Sustainable Energy Utility Low-Income Multifamily Initiative,

Bay Area Regional Energy Network Multifamily Building Enhancements,

Con Edison Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program,

Con Edison Multifamily Low Income Program,

Puget Sound Energy,

Xcel Energy,

Elevate Energy,

Energy Trust of Oregon,

Public Service Electric and Gas Multifamily Program,

Pacific Gas & Electric Company,

Arizona Public Service (APS) Company,

Austin Energy,

Efficiency Vermont,

CenterPoint Energy,

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

The multifamily sector can be hard to reach when it comes to energy efficiency programs. Besides being diverse and complex, the sector presents a unique set of challenges to efficiency investments. The result is that multifamily customers are often underserved by energy efficiency programs. Drawing on data requests and interviews with program administrators, this report summarizes the challenges to program participation and identifies best practices that programs can use to reach and retain large numbers of multifamily participants.

Powering the New Energy Future From the Ground Up

Author(s)

Climate Solutions

Publication Date

2012

Organizations or Programs

Hailey's Community Climate Challenge,

EnergySmart,

Eugene Water and Electric Board,

Community Energy Challenge,

Hailey's Community Climate Challenge,

Jackson Hole Energy Sustainability Project,

Knoxville,

TN,

Oberlin Project,

Energize New York,

RePower Kitsap,

RePower Bainbridge,

RePower Bremerton,

Burlington Sustainability Action Team,

Gainesville Regional Utilities,

Hillsboro Solar Advantage,

Issaquah,

WA,

MPower Madison Program,

Solarize Pendleton,

Clear the Air Challenge,

Santa Fe,

NM,

West Union,

IA,

Sustainable Williamson,

CharlestonWISE,

City of Aiken,

SC,

City Green Initiative,

Kilowatt Cruncher Challenge,

Smarter Sustainable Dubuque,

Small Cities Climate Action Partnership,

City of Grand Rapids,

MI,

Town of GreenÞeld,

MA,

City of Keene,

NH,

Home Energy Affordability Loan (HEAL),

Clean Local Energy Accessible Now,

RichmondBuild Pre-apprenticeship Construction Skills and Green Jobs Training Academy

This report from Climate Solutions analyzes small- to medium-sized American cities that are using successful methods to further clean energy economic development. Better Buildings Neighborhood Program partners that are featured in the report include Bainbridge Island and Bremerton, Washington; Boulder, Colorado; Bedford, New York; Madison, Wisconsin; and Grand Rapids, Michigan. The report includes details on the how the featured cities funded their projects, found successful models to reach their goals, and to see which new projects are off to a promising start.