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Home Energy Magazine's Blog – June 2012 Archive (5)
Century Club Contractor Spotlight: Todd Russo, REEIS
The fourth in our series of spotlighted Century Club contractors is Todd Russo, President of REEIS, a retrofit company with offices in both Arizona and California. Working with the Foundation for Senior Living and the Arizona Public Service Department, REEIS earned the Century Club Award for 2011 by completing energy efficiency improvements to 854 homes. Here's how they did it.…
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Century Club Contractor Spotlight: Hal Smith, Home Energy Performance By Halco
In 2011, Halco earned DOE and EPA's Century Club Award by improving the energy efficiency of 278 homes, more than doubling their Home Performance with Energy Star work in 2010, which was 121 homes. Working with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) program, Halco was not just able to improve energy efficiency in the area, but they did so with…
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Century Club Contractor Spotlight: Fred Hutchinson, Hutchinson Plumbing Heating Cooling
Another Century Club Award-winner this year is Hutchinson Plumbing Heating Cooling. Working with the New Jersey State's Clean Energy Program, Hutchinson completed 431 jobs in 2011 that improved the energy efficiency of homes through the Home Performance with Energy Star Program. We had a chance to talk about this year's success with owner Fred Hutchinson. Here's his business profile and thoughts on the future.…
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Book Review—Home Performance Diagnostics: The Guide to Advanced Testing
It (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) is superior to the larger book in two important ways. First, it is somewhat cheaper than the Encyclopedia Galactica. Second, it has the words “DON’T PANIC” inscribed in large, friendly letters on its cover.
—“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” Douglas Adams
If there were any book in my library that deserves that “Don’t…
Added by Home Energy Magazine on June 26, 2012 at 12:32pm — 2 Comments
Century Club Contractor Spotlight: Chad Ruhoff, Neil Kelly Company
Every year EPA and DOE recognize members of the home performance industry with the Century Club Award. The award goes to companies that improved the energy efficiency of more than 100 homes in a single year through the Home Performance with Energy Star program.
As we know, behind every successful efficiency program, there is a team of hard-working contractors. This year, we got a chance to speak to some of the contractors that participated in local programs to achieve these…
ContinueAdded by Home Energy Magazine on June 25, 2012 at 3:26pm — No Comments
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