Earth Advantage is pleased to announce it has been awarded $3.5 million in grant funding to serve as a regional Program Administrator for Oregon Department of Energy’s (ODOE) Community Heat Pump Deployment program.

Earth Advantage today announced the addition of Bruce Manclark, a nationally-recognized expert in building performance, as Senior Technical Advisor. Manclark will work across multiple Earth Advantage teams, providing consultation and guidance on technical training, building science research, and program quality assurance.

Earth Advantage is pleased to announce the addition of industry veteran Madeline (Maddy) Salzman to its senior management team as Head of Strategic Partnerships. In this role she will act as liaison between Earth Advantage and key national, state and local government entities to support the development of equitable building decarbonization policies.

Understand the pieces of the GBR ecosystem, along with the benefits of making home performance data transparent and accessible in the market.

GreenStar Homes Certification data is will now be delivered through the Green Building Registry

North Carolina MLS partners with Earth Advantage to make green certification and energy data available for North Carolina homes.

MLS executives should consider a part of their job to support home performance data - consumers are looking for it, and agents recognize its value when included in listings. This is no longer an ‘early adopter’ situation. This data has a real impact on the market.

We are evaluating the data fields available and in use in Multiple Listing Service (MLS) systems from the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) Data Dictionary version 1.7 certification data against the Tax Incentive offerings in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022.

Many lending institutions have recognized this need to finance energy efficiency upgrades and are providing ways for buyers to finance improvements to reduce energy usage as part of their mortgage.

These facts require the real estate industry to find tangible ways to support a sustainable future.