Comments on: CarbonfreeDC Chooses Deanwood & Shaw for Extreme Green Neighborhood Makeover http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/08/carbonfreedc-chooses-deanwood-shaw-for-extreme-green-neighborhood-makeover/ Welcome to the beautiful life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:59:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rhys Gerholdt, CarbonfreeDC http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/08/carbonfreedc-chooses-deanwood-shaw-for-extreme-green-neighborhood-makeover/#comment-34767 Rhys Gerholdt, CarbonfreeDC Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:03:10 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/08/carbonfreedc-chooses-deanwood-shaw-for-extreme-green-neighborhood-makeover/#comment-34767 Thanks for your comments Truxton and GforGood, I'm the Executive Director of CarbonfreeDC and can give you some more information. A part of our goal with the Extreme Green Neighborhood Makeover is to prove that a modest investment in energy efficiency ($1,000 per house) can reap huge rewards for decades to come... that energy efficiency makes sense for the pocketbook as much as being good for the planet. CarbonfreeDC is proud to provide the first professional work experience for Green DMV Inc. Thanks for your comments Truxton and GforGood, I’m the Executive Director of CarbonfreeDC and can give you some more information.

A part of our goal with the Extreme Green Neighborhood Makeover is to prove that a modest investment in energy efficiency ($1,000 per house) can reap huge rewards for decades to come… that energy efficiency makes sense for the pocketbook as much as being good for the planet.

CarbonfreeDC is proud to provide the first professional work experience for Green DMV Inc.

]]> By: GforGood http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/08/carbonfreedc-chooses-deanwood-shaw-for-extreme-green-neighborhood-makeover/#comment-34766 GforGood Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:52:32 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/08/carbonfreedc-chooses-deanwood-shaw-for-extreme-green-neighborhood-makeover/#comment-34766 Btw, we had the city do (well, their contractor) a free energy efficiency assessment on our house. Luckily we came out fairly ok, but its amazing to see how e.g. electric outlets on the side walls of a row house can leak like crazy. Highly recommended (and, again, free)! Btw, we had the city do (well, their contractor) a free energy efficiency assessment on our house. Luckily we came out fairly ok, but its amazing to see how e.g. electric outlets on the side walls of a row house can leak like crazy. Highly recommended (and, again, free)!

]]> By: Truxton K http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/08/carbonfreedc-chooses-deanwood-shaw-for-extreme-green-neighborhood-makeover/#comment-34765 Truxton K Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:05:33 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/08/carbonfreedc-chooses-deanwood-shaw-for-extreme-green-neighborhood-makeover/#comment-34765 This is a cool idea. While $1000 per house doesn't sound like much, that can buy you plenty of caulk and spray insulation to make a noticeable dent in monthly energy bills. PoP (or anyone), has CarbonFreeDC tried to integrate their efforts with the city's? There is a lot of stimulus money directly slated for this type of work flowing to cities and local governments. Since Green For All is involved, I assume they've already worked this angle pretty hard. Also, I can't tell from the website who actually does the makeover retrofitting work. This would be an awesome opportunity to partner professionals with deserving apprentices to get them real experience in a growing field. Since this is somewhat related, I'd also mention that DDOE will pay for an energy audit for DC homeowners (no condos or rental units, unfortunately). I had one done a few months ago and it was like getting a second home inspection. Very thorough and helpful. Check out the DDOE website for details. This is a cool idea. While $1000 per house doesn’t sound like much, that can buy you plenty of caulk and spray insulation to make a noticeable dent in monthly energy bills.

PoP (or anyone), has CarbonFreeDC tried to integrate their efforts with the city’s? There is a lot of stimulus money directly slated for this type of work flowing to cities and local governments. Since Green For All is involved, I assume they’ve already worked this angle pretty hard. Also, I can’t tell from the website who actually does the makeover retrofitting work. This would be an awesome opportunity to partner professionals with deserving apprentices to get them real experience in a growing field.

Since this is somewhat related, I’d also mention that DDOE will pay for an energy audit for DC homeowners (no condos or rental units, unfortunately). I had one done a few months ago and it was like getting a second home inspection. Very thorough and helpful. Check out the DDOE website for details.

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