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Making Efficiency Easy
Chicago Magazine’s Deal Estate blog covered Energy Impact Illinois and their MyHomeEQ tool today. Planning an energy-saving retrofit of an existing home is vastly simpler thanks to a new program that...
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Like gadgets, life and cash? Energy Audit is for you!
Energy Vanguard photo In honor of Cyber Monday, Energy Vanguard has posted the Top 10 reasons to buy an energy audit. Duh? With these Top 10…why wouldn’t you? My favorites: save your life (for...
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Proof: Replacement adds Value + Efficiency adds Payback
Remodeling and Realtor magazines are out with their 2011 Cost vs. Value report. The annual report looks at 35 remodeling projects and identifies cost trends in different regions and cities across the...
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Better Buildings Illinois – Don’t Miss Feb 2nd!
The first Better Buildings: Better Business conference is coming to Illinois in February! The B4IL event runs January 31st to February 2nd in Schaumburg. I’m pleased to be joining many friends,...
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Kudos to CNT Energy’s Energy Savers program in Fortune Mag!
My past client, Energy Savers which is both a CNT Energy and Energy Impact Illinois program was featured today by Fortune Magazine online. The article highlighted Energy Savers’ success as a...
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Understanding Energy Improvement Options in Elmhurst
The good news is that there are a lot more options for home owners interested in making their homes more energy efficient. The bad news is that it’s hard to understand who’s behind which programs and...
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New Expectations for the “Well-Maintained” Home
This is the third in a series of articles about the tipping point opportunity the home performance industry has right now. Part 1 showed how consumers have placed energy efficiency as a must-have to...
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Time to Stand Up and Be Counted!
If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? One trend I will be both tracking and trying to advance in 2013 is an index of high-performance homes. To date, the...
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Pioneering MLS App Makes Energy Costs Easy
A partnership project between the City of Chicago, CNT Energy and Midwest Data LLC (MRED) means home buyers in the City of Chicago no longer have to chase down an answer to the simple question, “What...
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Chicagoland’s First GreenBuilt Home Tour – July 20-21st
Don’t miss the inaugural GreenBuilt Home Tour, sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council – Illinois Chapter and the Chicago Tribune. Choose among 16 exceptional, award-winning, and...
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