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Baltimore Feb 8, 2010 BPI Certification Course Post-Poned Due to Snow Storm

For Everblue students in Baltimore Feb 8, 2010 BPI Certification Course, we have post-poned due to the 30+ inches of snow. With the University of Baltimore not opening until Wednesday Feb 10th and with Presidents day weekend starting Saturday Feb 13th, we are rescheduling the course for Feb 22, 2010 at 8:00 am. If you have questions please call our office at 888-204-8735.

Seeking Partners for Everblue's Energy Auditor Internship Program

Everblue is developing a program to provide job internships to unemployed youth graduates (Ages 16-19) of our BPI Building Analyst/Energy Auditor course. Currently, we are seeking interested companies within 30 miles of the Merrimack Valley area of Massachusetts who are interested in providing internships for these program graduates. This internship opportunity will be available at no cost to employers committing to the program.

Unintended Consequence of Energy Efficient Windows: Melting Siding

WCNC reported this local story about the unintended consequences of energy efficient windows. Here the windows are actually melting the siding on the house next door.

Efficiency First Call for Action

Here is an interesting update from Washington on the state of green energy and energy efficiency programs coming out of Washington. Thank you Patrick Roche, from the National SAVE Energy Coalition, for the following summary:

How is a BPI Building Analyst Different From a RESNET HERS Rater?

Are you interested in becoming an Energy Auditor? Have you looked at the various standards, options and utility programs in your area? The broad swath of incentive programs are a great way to help you start or expand your energy auditing or retrofitting business. Well, if you've looked into any of these programs, you've probably concluded that you need to become a HERS Rater or a BPI Building Analyst. In fact, almost all of city, state and utility incentive programs require an individual to have one of these professional certifications to qualify.

Top 5 Challenges Facing the LEED Green Building Rating System

1 - Cost. We're in a recession, and two of LEED's biggest proponents (Colleges and Government) are hurting for money. LEED needs to streamline its cost structure to retain the loyalty of budget-conscious universities, municipalities and states. I don't mention the federal government because they already only build LEED certifiable buildings and don't bother paying for the plaque.

Green Job Training for the Unemployed

Are you seeking a Green Job? Are you also unemployed? Well, you’re in luck. There are many federal, state and private funding programs to help prepare you to either get a green job or to green up your existing job skills. With many of these programs administered at the county level and with 6000+ counties nationwide, the funding process is daunting for most people. Aside from the help that we can provide you here at Everblue, I’d like to explain the job training programs and their aims. Many people don’t realize that these programs exist, and this is really a fundamental change in our society’s approach to unemployment insurance.

Did Avatar Motivate You to Be More Sustainable?

Have you seen Avatar? Great movie, right? What did you like about it? For me it was the sense of wonder at the world of Pandora, which seemed more real than really watching in 3D. How would it be if we could link in to horses and birds to ride and fly in unison with them? Wouldn't it be neat if the world lit up at night around us?

CalGreen vs. LEED: California's Response to the Challenges of its Green Building Code

Last post I discussed California’s new CalGreen building code standard and how that might interact with LEED, Build It Green and other green building standards. Since the USGBC, among others, has been critical of the CalGreen approach, the California governor’s office has fired back with criticisms of its own. Here I’ll lay out their four main points supporting CalGreen:

CalGreen vs. LEED: Battle of the Green Building Standards

If you’ve read any of the news from California the past week, you probably picked up the controversy surrounding California’s new Green Building Code standard, which is called CalGreen. CalGreen is interesting and perhaps a bit innovative in that it attempts to be both standard building code (a good thing) and a marketable green building rating system (a little different). What’s odd is that building code usually sets the floor or the minimum standards. Because every home or building has to meet code, you don’t see builders advertising, “Buy our home, we meet code!”

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