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Where is the best place to be an energy auditor? Anywhere in the country is a great place to be an energy auditor but the entire North East, upper mid-west, and the West coast are the BEST places.  Here are the factor that make them great:

1 - Extreme Climate.  Comfort is actually the number one reason that homeowners call an energy auditor.  In fact, most of what we teach about making a home more energy efficient is directly related to the heating and cooling of a home.

 Congratulations to Joanne Haggerty.  She used our LEED Green Associate Practice Questions to achieve a perfect score on the LEED Green Associate Exam.  Here's what she had to say and below that is her exam sheet.

Just Released! This is a great overview explaining the Building Performance Institute's (BPI) Energy Auditor Certification Program? In this video we also explain how BPI Certification can help you and how you can join America's fastest growing workforce.

The National Save Energy Coalition put out this call to action for Home Star today.  Read below for updates on the Home Star program as it works it's way through Congress.  If you have time, your support would be appreciated.  

1. Goal: 500 Calls to Senators for Home Star!

2. House and Senate Home Star Hearings

I saw this GBCI webinar which explains the LEED Credential Maintenance program. There is a long period of good questions about the LEED CE program at the end of the video. Enjoy.

Just heard this on NPR.  Short and very informative.  Here's the intro:

This week President Obama traveled to Savannah, Ga., to make the case for his "Home Star" initiative. Homeowners would get up to $3,000 worth of rebates for improvements like insulation and windows.

That could make a serious dent in the bill for home efficiency projects. But they still can be expensive. So, what to do?

Here are the top 5 reasons that I opted in for the CMP on LEED AP + BD&C:

1.  I have some learning opportunities this month, participating in a webinar and attending a LEED ND conference here in Long Island and I know that you don't get credit for any of those things unless you are already enrolled.  I did not want to let these opportunities pass me by.

Malta, NY, March 3, 2010- The Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI), a nationally recognized standards development and contractor credentialing organization for residential energy efficiency retrofit work, is pleased to announce that its personnel certification and company accreditation credentials-along with many of its national technical standards-are cited in draft legislation for the 'Home Star Act of 2010.'

This posting is an email notification from The National SAVE Energy Coalition:

I came accross this idea yesterday while looking at the green legislation currently in congress.  The Location Efficient Mortgage®‚ (LEM) is a mortgage that helps people become homeowners in location efficient communities. These are convenient neighborhoods in which residents can walk from their homes to stores, schools, recreation, and public transportation. People who live in location efficient communities have less need to drive, which allows them to save money and improves the environment for everyone.