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February 3
from News & Trends

ReCircle: Recycling CFLs, Another Learning Thermostat, Adapting to Peak Oil & Climate Change, and more!

recycling cfls

The best home energy efficiency news of the week: a new way to recycle CFLs, how to deal with peak energy, the first "learning thermostat," and more! Read the full story

February 3
from News & Trends

Around the Web: Energy Circle's Hand-Picked Links, Chosen Especially for Energy Efficiency Pros. Professional content

energy circle pro

The best news and views from the week for Home Performance contractors, energy auditors, HERS raters, and other home energy efficiency professionals. Read the full story

February 2
from News & Trends

Understanding Lead Gen for the Home Performance Industry Professional content

Lead generation services for home performance contractors can seem attractive but often come with some caveats - learn more about how they work here. Read the full story

January 30
from Technology Watch

Big Changes to Google Local Search. Professional content

Google Local search results have made some pretty substantive changes lately, making Places results even more competitive. Read the full story

January 27
from News & Trends

ReCircle: State of the Union, Heating Your Home for Free, The Greenest Buildings of All, and more!

President Obama during the State of the Union Address 2012

The most important home energy efficiency news of the week: President Obama's State of the Union, how to heat your home for free, Opower's rapid growth, and more! Read the full story

January 27
from News & Trends

Around the Web: Energy Circle's Hand-Picked Links, Chosen Especially for Energy Efficiency Pros. Professional content

The best news and views from the week for Home Performance contractors, energy auditors, HERS raters, and other home energy efficiency professionals. Read the full story

January 25
from Energy Circle Updates

Introducing the New, Improved, Super Cool Energy Circle PRO. Professional content

Energy Circle PRO

The new Energy Circle PRO system is a fast, user-friendly web marketing platform for home performance contractors, energy auditors & home energy pros. Read the full story

January 20
from News & Trends

ReCircle: Nest Thermostat Future Features, Ben Franklin on Energy Efficiency, and more!

The best home energy efficiency news of the week, including the skinny on hot new thermostats, HVAC insights, Ben Franklin on energy efficiency, and more! Read the full story

January 20
from News & Trends

Around the Web: Energy Circle's Hand-Picked Links, Chosen Especially for Energy Efficiency Pros. Professional content

The best news and views from the week for Home Performance contractors, energy auditors, HERS raters, and other home energy efficiency professionals. Read the full story

January 19
from Technology Watch

Completely unsubstantiated rumors of new features for next-gen Nest Learning Thermostat.

The Nest Learning Thermostat

"Rumors" have surfaced (because we wrote them) with new features for the Nest Learning Thermostat. Read the full story