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2014 HP Guild Meeting & Special Event Schedule

April 9, 2014

JANUARY 9  –  Full Member Meeting at Kennedy School FEBRUARY 13  –  Roundtable Discussion & Mini-Member Meeting at Kennedy School MARCH 13  –  Full Member Meeting & Annual Board Election at Kennedy School APRIL 10  –  Roundtable Discussion & Mini-Member Meeting at Kennedy School            28  –  Efficiency First’s Industry Leader Forum at Cobo Center in Detroit, MI […]

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HPG Online Events and Trainings Calendar Guidelines

April 8, 2014

Dear trainers, event organizers & partners, The Guild is happy to announce the launch of the Guild’s new online calendar (rooted in Google calendars), where you can easily post events of interest to our members and partners. www.hpguild.org/calendar This document outlines the few simple steps to post events to that calendar. It is for you […]

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EF Board Nominations Deadline Extended to Th. April 10th

April 8, 2014

The deadline to submit your 2014 board nomination application to the Efficiency First Board Nominations Committee has been EXTENDED to this Thursday, April 10! As an Efficiency First board member, you’ll work with members, state and local chapters, national partners, and Efficiency First staff to move both the organization and the industry foward. If you’re […]

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SAVE THE DATE: 2014 Home Performance Conference of Oregon

March 31, 2014

Wed, September 24th @ Ambridge Event Center This year’s conference theme is:   Real Estate Valuation of Home Performance This will be a unique conference in that it is being designed not just for the Home Performance industry and it’s contractors, manufacturers, distributors, and programs, but for all of the complimentary sectors that engage with homeowners […]

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Noise Mitigaton & Home Performance

March 31, 2014

TriMet RFP – Bid Date is April 8th At the March member meeting of the Home Performance Guild, Jonathan Tillman of Trimet (formerly of CSG) presented an opportunity to our Home Performance contractor members. Jonathan communicated that TriMet has an obligation to perform noise mitigation measures on homes with noise impacts caused by the operation […]

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NEW GUILD WEBSITE!

March 11, 2014

GUILD UPDATES We are so happy to announce the launch of our new and improved website by Heptagon Creative! The original design by Jerusha still shines through, but there are added functionalities we are super excited about including: a sponsors page an online calendar for upcoming trainings and webinars responsive design for mobile and tablet […]

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Coffee with Chris | Homeowner Stories

February 28, 2014

HOMEOWNER STORIES Check out Ginger’s homeowner interview on the CEWO blog, and learn what one customer has to say about his recent HP project. Coffee with Chris – A neighbor’s perspective on Home Performance If you’re looking for basic home performance facts, you can essentially Google your way to a quick (and technical) definition and […]

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Derek Smith | Clean Energy Works

February 17, 2014

POLICY MAKER CLOSE-UP   In building a successful program, we knew from the beginning it was critical to have both feedback and input of contractors. If it didn’t work for the contractors, we knew the program wouldn’t work. However, getting a collective vision from 20 disparate business owners is difficult. The Home Performance Guild of […]

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