Home Upgrade Program
Better Buildings Accelerator: Home Upgrade Program
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Administrators of home energy upgrade programs will work to bring services to more homes across the country, by minimizing costs associated with managing and operating energy upgrade programs while improving overall program effectiveness. Programs are currently completing hundreds of thousands of upgrades annually with average savings of 20% for households. By improving the processes programs use to manage and track upgrades, review the quality of work, and evaluate impacts, programs can scale up to reach goals of completing millions of upgrades annually. Partners will demonstrate best practices to minimize program costs while improving and expanding program savings. Key collaborators include developers of program management and home energy assessment software. |
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Collaborators
Collaborator Letters General
Program administrators are not the only ones with an interest in improving the management and operations of home upgrade programs. Stakeholders in the home performance industry are invested in better programs as well. See below for their letters of support.
The Home Performance Coalition is a national non-profit organization that promotes the market adoption of residential energy efficiency technologies and practices through stakeholder engagement, policy development, education, and research. Efficiency First is a national association for the home performance industry that advocates for policies that accelerate the growth of the industry.
Letter of Support from OptiMiser General
OptiMiser is a software development company that provides energy auditing software for residential and commercial buildings, and program administration software for home upgrade programs.
Fact Sheet
The Home Upgrade Program Accelerator aims to significantly reduce administrative program costs and increase overall program cost-effectiveness from May 2015 to May 2018 and to share approaches and technical solutions with the greatest impact.
Partnership Agreement
Better Buildings Home Upgrade Program Accelerator Partnership Agreement Partnership Agreement
The Home Upgrade Program Accelerator is designed to help home energy upgrade programs bring services to more homes across the country by leveraging data management strategies that minimize costs while improving overall program effectiveness. These programs are currently completing hundreds of thousands of home upgrades annually with average savings of 20%.
Additional Information
Introduction to Home Energy Upgrade Program Accelerator Webinar (June 18th, 2015)
Watch this webinar to learn about the benefits, commitments, support, and promotional opportunities of joining.
Priorities
Partners
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Arizona Public Service | Build It Green | Building Performance Institute |
Enhabit | Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance | NeighborWorks of Western Vermont |
NYSERDA | Oregon Department of Energy | Pearl National Certification |
Location
Arizona
Arizona Public Service |
California
Build It Green |
Illinois
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance |
New York
Building Performance Institute | NYSERDA |
Oregon
Enhabit |
Vermont
NeighborWorks of Western Vermont |
Virginia
Pearl National Certification |