Feedback Loops – A Critical Missing Piece in the Home Performance Industry
What Works And What Doesn’t? Feedback loops are critical when starting up, according to Eric Ries, a lean startup guru. Starting up is exactly what Home Performance is doing. If you don’t know what’s...
View ArticleMotivating Contractors in Energy Efficiency Programs
On a recent Better Buildings Residential Network call (a Department of Energy Program), one consistent concern was how to get contractors engaged in a program and also doing quality work. I’ll get...
View ArticleEnergy Savings ARE Predictable, Says Rick Chitwood
One of the things we hear all the time is that energy use is not predictable. Occupants will screw it up. There will be ‘takeback’ due to theJevons Paradox where efficiency gains are given back in...
View ArticleHow Accountability Led to 40,000 Energy Use Guarantees
The King of Energy Guarantees If you don’t know who Richard Rue of Energy Wise Structures is, you should. He has written aggressive energy useage guarantees that are metered on over 40,000 new...
View ArticleDoes 30 years of Golf Make One an Expert or a Pro?
Imagine taking golf lessons as a young child. Having unfettered access to a golf course a block from your house. Unlimited free balls on the range. Now imagine the sport never “clicking” into place....
View ArticlePACE – Another Financing Scheme for Pick Pocketing the Poor.
The Department of Energy is looking for feedback on the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loan program. The deadline for comments is today. I never liked PACE, something always felt perverse about...
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