Virginia nonprofit LEAP celebrates 1,000 home energy upgrades

2 Apr, 2013

Last week, we reported on Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP), a nonprofit energy services organization based in Virginia that helps fund cost-effective home inspections and green technology renovations for local property owners. According to a March 31 article from Charlottesville Tomorrow, a regional news outlet, LEAP recently celebrated its 1,000-home milestone.

New Jersey high school struggles to fund repairs to mold-infested building

1 Apr, 2013

In the beginning of March, school board members and students from Trenton Central High School in New Jersey spoke at a meeting about the building’s dismal conditions, sharing stories about water leaking through the ceiling, warped floors and inadequate plumbing.

Virginia nonprofit provides home inspections to local residents at low cost

29 Mar, 2013

In order to help prepare local residents for the warmer weather, the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP), a nonprofit energy services organization based in Virginia, is partnering with the city of Charlottesville to provide cost-effective home inspections.

High levels of radon detected in Dodge County Courthouse in Minnesota

28 Mar, 2013

Employees with offices in the Dodge County Courthouse in Mantorville, Minnesota, will be moved temporarily to a different part of the building after officials learned that there are potentially dangerous radon levels in the basement.

High school in Missouri to receive $500,000 worth of energy-efficient upgrades

27 Mar, 2013

Thanks to efforts by The Doe Run Company, an innovative natural resources outfit headquartered in Missouri, one high school will soon be able to reap the benefits of energy-efficient technologies.

Iowa Senate votes for mandatory radon testing in schools

26 Mar, 2013

On March 20, the Iowa Senate voted 37-13 to require public and private schools to test for radon and install systems designed to get rid of the gas if it leaks into the buildings.

Final part of on-stage Hurricane Katrina-inspired trilogy examines mold hazards

25 Mar, 2013

As a tribute to the experiences people endured during and after the storm, playwright John Biguenet recently debuted “Mold,” the final work in his trilogy of plays based on the disaster.

Consumers could save big money if better informed about energy efficient products

21 Mar, 2013

The data reveals that if consumers were better informed about the power-saving options that are already available to them, they could save a collective $1 trillion on electricity bills in the next 15 years.

Energy-efficient homes 32 percent less likely to go into default, says study

20 Mar, 2013

According to new data from the University of North Carolina – Center for Community Capital and the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), homeowners who live energy-efficient properties have a 32 percent lower risk of defaulting on a mortgage.

Workshop in Washington educates local residents about benefits of energy-efficient homes

19 Mar, 2013

In Thurston County, Washington, there’s an initiative set up to help inform local residents about realistic ways to make their properties more energy efficient.