Blog, July 2019

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Latest Project from a Tiny Home for Good Applauded by Building Clean

The IUE-CWA Housing Corp. funded the build and also supported Building Clean as a product selection consultant. Building Clean works to find healthier, locally sourced, and more energy-efficient products at an affordable price so that the benefits of....

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Building Clean Presents at 2019 Congressional Clean Energy Expo

Building Clean Program Associate Caila Prendergast spoke to energy efficiency as the largest and fastest growing job sector in America’s clean energy economy. Clean energy jobs include workers who install energy efficiency products in buildings and homes as....

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Chill. It's National Air Conditioner Day!

Since then, air conditioning has become a big business. The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) sector is the largest energy-efficient product market in the United States in terms of dollar volume. It also boasts a significant amount of domestic....

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Efficiency Retrofits Drive Clean Energy Jobs

Energy Efficiency Jobs by the Numbers - 3 million Americans work in energy efficiency jobs in the U.S. - In 2018, the energy efficiency sector produced the most NEW jobs of any energy sector—more than 76,000. - Energy efficiency jobs are predicted to grow the....

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Celebrate the Red, White, and Blue by Supporting American Manufacturing

Buying American-made matters. It builds local economies, creates jobs, and supports communities. According to the Alliance for American Manufacturing, every $1 invested in U.S. manufacturing generates $1.81 in economic activity. Energy efficiency is an....