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Program Details of the One Knob Proposal
Has your experience working with an energy-efficiency program felt like the scene depicted in the photo at right? Did you feel that the correct and smart path departed from the…
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Hard Truths of Home Performance
If you've been reading my blogs, you know that I have learned some hard truths. You read the warts-and-all implosion story of my Century Club company in How an Efficiency…
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The ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ Fallacy
First, a definition. The phrase “energy efficiency programs” (or just “programs”) refers to any utility-funded or state-funded program that offers homeowners a rebate, incentive, or inexpensive financing to make energy…
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Designing a ‘One Knob’ Incentive Program
Author's note: This series is aimed at the home performance industry. My company values transparency, so we put it in the public sphere for homeowners to see and understand our…
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How an Efficiency Program Killed My Business
Note to Homeowners: This article is primarily aimed at the Home Performance industry. I strive for radical transparency, so I put this in the public sphere for you to read…
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Another Report on the Great Ventilation Rate Debate
Here is my rundown of the recent Affordable Comfort (ACI) conference in Detroit. It was great to catch up with — or at least brush by — longtime industry friends,…
