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- EIN 27-2422233
- (412) 424-0070
- 651 Holiday Drive Pittsburgh PA 15220-2740 USA
- www.homeperformance.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Energy Resources Conservation & Development, Environment
Mission: To encourage the creation of energy-efficient, healthy, sustainable homes through education, training, advocacy and outreach.
Programs: Research, stakeholder convening and communications: home performance coalition, inc. (hpc) conducts research on issues related to improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings, thereby promoting the reduction of a) expenditures made by us households for energy, b) carbon emmissions,and c) us dependence on foreign enery sources. In particular, hpc seeks to take on research projects that identify, describe and propose solutions to barriers that have historically prevented whole-house retrofit programs from reaching scale.
regional training events were conducted in long beach california and portland oregon. Building science training events within regions allowed us to focus on their unique house-type, climate issues, and programs. Content was on residential energy, retrofit, and energy usage reduction. Partners include utility companies, federal and state agencies,product manufacturers, community-based organizations, and professional trade associations. The annual national training conference, held in nashville, tennessee provided professional development and advanced education for housing and building industry on building science, energy efficiency,green, sustainable development and best practices for energy auditing and home retrofit. Scholarships and continuing education credits were provided.