Thursday, June 9th, Earth Advantage® and the African American Alliance for Homeownership (AAAH) installed the first cooling unit in a Portland home as part of the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund’s (PCEF) groundbreaking Heat Response Program.

Earth Advantage at the BuildRight Conference: Connecting young people in the Portland area to high-paying jobs that create a lasting impact on their communities.

We talk to Rebecca Heilig our new Director of Carbon-free Construction to learn about her interests and how she arrived at Earth Advantage.

This is the third and final installment of a three part series on the future of new housing that will focus on why and how the future of housing will utilize renewable energy. (3 min read)

Accessory Dwelling Units are growing in popularity across the US and changing the landscape of urban density.

Smaller communities across the US - like Milwaukie, Oregon and Montpelier, Vermont - are taking the lead on home energy labeling disclosure policies.

The majority of housing in the US is in need of energy efficiency improvements if we are serious about lowering the carbon footprint of buildings. This piece explores ways Earth Advantage is working with several cross-cutting initiatives to accelerate low-carbon housing on a mass scale.
(4-5 minute read)

An overview of the work we have done with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to enhance their Building Performance Database.

The future of housing is efficient, electric, and renewable. Part 2: Electric Housing. This is the second of a three part series on the future of new housing that will focus on why and how the future of housing is electric.

Part 1 of a three-part series on the future of housing by Ryan Shanahan. In this piece he discusses how efficiency is driving the housing market and working to lower our carbon impact.
(4 min read)