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WellHome is a home performance division aimed at residential home improvement. The division was launched earlier this year by building products manufacturer Masco, which operates a similar division called Environments for Living. That division is targeted at new-home builders.
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A software consulting company offers a chart of possible retrofit project rebates and requirements that could be available to homeowners if the Home Star, passed by the House in May, is approved by the Senate.
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Many remodelers believe that there is a legitimate need for home performance certifications, specifically.
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Will passage of the Home Star Energy Retrofit bill put remodelers back to work or out of work?
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Several competing companies -- some of them franchises -- offer opportunities to help get you started in home performance contracting.
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The following appeared in a recent Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) E-Update and contains updates and information regarding the developments in Congress for tax credits, the EPA lead paint ruling, Home Star, building performance issues, and more.
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Representatives vote 246-161 in favor of the Energy Retrofit Act.
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Austin, Philadelphia, and Seattle are among 25 communities that will receive funding from the $425 million Recovery Act to be used for energy efficiency retrofits for commercial buildings and houses.
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Remodeling magazine senior editor Stacey Freed follows Ed Voytovich, executive director of the Building Performance Contractors Association of New York State, on a residential home energy audit.
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For legislation that surfaced nearly 20 years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency’s lead-safe work practices rule (Lead: Renovation, Repair, and Painting, or RRP) seems to be eliciting the most passionate debate at the 11th hour.
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A focus on "green" and sustainable remodeling projects and how remodelers can answer their clients' questions about return on investment for those projects.
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Over the course of two years, the proposed program would allocate roughly $23 billion to encourage U.S. homeowners to seal their ducts, insulate their attics and basements, install programmable thermostats, and otherwise retrofit leaky homes in relatively minor ways that can greatly reduce energy...
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Remodeler Craig Lord works with New Jersey's Home Performance with Energy Star program.
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Between the home energy tax credits and the ongoing energy bill debate, there may be no better time for remodelers to consider offering energy audits.
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Remodelers Sort Through Questions as Energy Audits Gain Steam
Between the home energy tax credits and the ongoing energy bill debate, there may be no better time for remodelers to consider offering energy audits.
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Tax incentives make home-performance contracting look attractive, but diversification is not necessarily a magic bullet for your business.
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The way that door and window products qualify for tax credits has changed. Here's what you need to know.
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It’s never been more important to work with knowledgeable trade contractors. Here’s how to get them on board the green bandwagon – without letting them go overboard.
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As consumer interest in sustainable building grows, so does the number of national and local green certification, training, and accreditation programs. Here's a guide to what's on offer.
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Energy codes are getting tougher, but their focus to-date has been new construction. The real potential is in upgrading existing housing stock.