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May 30
from News & Trends

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

The most important news and stories in home energy efficiency and home performance contracting, from the week of May 24-30, 2010. Read the full story

May 28
from News & Trends

ReCircle: Energy Monitoring News, Green Building Webinars, Wattzy, and more!

Dow and Cobblestone's Vision Zero House

The best energy efficiency news from the past week, including Google PowerMeter and Microsoft Hohm news, ways to reduce cooling costs, and more! Read the full story

May 27
from Technology Watch

5 Easy Ways to Beat the Heat, Reduce Your Cooling Costs.

Water Pipes - Infrared Picture

Your house is full of hidden heat sources: here are 5 easy ways to keep cool, improve your home's energy efficiency, and save money on cooling costs. Read the full story

May 25
from Product Reviews

Wattzy.com: You Can Learn A Lot from Your Energy Bill

Wattzy Save Energy At Home

Wattzy is free service you can use to gather and see your home energy data, based simply on your utility bills. What makes Wattzy special is that it can automatically keep your energy… Read the full story

May 21
from Thinkers

The Concept of Home Performance—Will We Commit to the Term or Let it Wither? Professional content

Leveraging the Concept of Home Performance in the Sales Cycle

Here we are: our industry is poised for massive expansion, with thousands of us in every corner of North America using the term Home Performance. But we're not sure that's our term? Read the full story

May 21
from Thinkers

TED Talk: Catherine Mohr on Embodied Energy and Green Building. Professional content

Catherine Mohr discusses green building, embodied energy, and reminds us why we need to stay focused on what's important in a brilliant TED talk. Read the full story

May 21
from News & Trends

Bill Clinton Spreads the Love (for Energy Retrofits).

President Clinton

The Clinton Climate Initiative's (CCI) Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit Program has gotten the ball rolling on more than than 250 retrofit projects in more than 20 cities around the world. Read the full story

May 20
from News & Trends

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

The most important news and stories in home energy efficiency and home performance contracting, from Energy Circle and the Web. Read the full story

May 17
from Technology Watch

10 Reasons Why Home Performance Professionals Should Embrace Social Media. Professional content

Social media isn't just for kids anymore. Here, my Top Ten List of reasons why social media can help home performance, energy efficiency and remodeling contractors. Read the full story

May 17
from Technology Watch

Guide to Local Search Tools on Twitter for Home Performance PROs Professional content

Twitter local search screenshot

Twitter is a huge and growing platform for connecting with your communities. Here are our 5 favorite ways to do local searches on Twitter. Read the full story