Category: Weatherization
LIHEAP Hit with "Deep Freeze" as Temperatures Plunge
The recent article in the Huffington Post, As Nation Enters Deep Freeze, Congress is Making Sure Poor Americans Stay Cold, does an excellent job of highlighting the impact of sequestration budget cuts on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The creative infographic paints a clear picture of how those cuts are felt across the country as temperatures plunge and heating costs are
December 9, 2013....Will It Go Down In Weatherization History As The Day That Changed The Future?
--By Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant -- "Weatherization Drives New Technology and the Home Performance Industry," hosted by NASCSP, brought a full house of movers and shakers to the White House to demonstrate WAP’s technical innovations, leadership in the home performance industry, and role as a go-to partner for utility and other partnership projects. Brad Penney, on behalf of NASCSP, opened
READ MORELegislative Update: Initial Comments on Limited Budget Agreement
-- By Brad Penney, General Counsel -- As many of you have seen reported in the media, the Congressional budget negotiators have reached a limited agreement to partially repeal sequestration and fund the government through FY 2015. While this is the first budget deal in three years, it still must be approved by the full Congress. Since the limited agreement does not deal with entitlements,
READ MOREWeatherization Day Recap
Another successful Weatherization Day has come and gone. This year, 18 different Grantees held events or public information sessions, including ten Mayoral and Governor's Proclamations from places as diverse as North Carolina, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and New Hampshire. A list of Weatherization Day events, news clips, invitations, and proclamations can be found on
Timely article "Weatherization Funding Has Been Slashed" features NASCSP Staff and Board Member
The article Weatherization Funding Has Been Slashed on GreenBuildingAdvisor.com’s blog Musings of an Energy Nerd highlights NASCSP’s own Bob Scott, Director of Energy Services; and Steve Payne, Board Chair and Director of the Washington State Department of Commerce, Community Services and Housing Division, which runs that state’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The article
