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

From Energy Circle:

Why Home Performance Pros Should Blog.

Blogging can help establish your credibility, improve your site’s search engine rankings, help drive the industry, and get you new customers. Read on for more info.

Curated Links from the Web:

How to Become a Successful Home Energy Pro.

So you wanna be a home energy professioanl? It’s gonna take a lot more than a BPI certificate or a can of caulk. Allison Bailes lays out his top 9 tips for people trying to break into the business successfully. (From Energy Vanuard)

Licenses, Enforcers, and Doing the Right Thing.

One contractor weighs in on the predicament professionals in the building industry are facing today: where’s the incentive to do the right thing when regulations aren’t enforced, and unlicensed contractors are outbidding those that are licensed? (From Daily5Remodel)

First National Green Code: Progress or Communism?

The International Green Construction Code, available some time this spring, is meant to display leadership in green building, but some critics have charged that it’s an assault on liberty. Why such charges are silly. (From Green Building Advisor)

Harold Orr: Energy Efficiency Pioneer.

Canadian building science pioneer Harold Orr invested $25 in high quality insulation batts back in 1963. The decision kick-started a career that’s led him to eminence in the field of high performance home construction. (From The Ottawa Citizen)

2012 Energy Predictions from the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association.

Wishful thinking or not, NAIMA has issued its 12 predictions for energy in 2012 within the context of insulation. Among them: real estate professionals will become more apprised of the virtues of energy efficiency, and energy costs will rise. (From Daily Commercial News)

Remodeling Magazine Has a Dedicated Home Performance Category.

This may have been there for a while, but I just noticed that Remodeling Online has dedicated a whole section of their website to Home Performance. A good sign of the HP industry’s increasing visibility? (From Remodeling)

Sign Up for the ACI 2012 National Conference.

Registration is open for the ACI National Conference, which takes place in Baltimore from March 26-30. We’re headed down, and you should too. (From ACI)

Home Performance Social Media Highlight of the Week:

Advanced Home Performance on Facebook.

Advanced Home Performance is an energy audit and consulting company based in Sebastopol, California that's doing a great job taking advantage of today's online marketing tools. They have a great image library and good, consistent and engaging posts. Give them a like!